Merge pull request #3084 from yujiaoMSFT/docs-editor/manage-protection-updates-micr-1741662957

Update manage-protection-updates-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md

Author: denisebmsft

defender-endpoint/manage-protection-updates-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md

@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ For example, suppose that Contoso has hired Fabrikam to manage their security so
 
 <a id="unc-share"></a>
 
-## Create a UNC share for security intelligence and platform updates
+## Create a UNC share for security intelligence
 
-On a Windows File Server set up a network file share (UNC/mapped drive) to download security intelligence and platform updates from the MMPC site by using a scheduled task.
+On a Windows File Server set up a network file share (UNC/mapped drive) to download security intelligence from the MMPC site by using a scheduled task.
 
 1. On the system for which you want to provision the share and download the updates, create a folder for the script.
 

defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-antivirus-ring-deployment-group-policy-network-share.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ms.custom: intro-overview
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.subservice: ngp
 search.appverid: met150
-ms.date: 07/25/2024
+ms.date: 03/12/2025
 ---
 
 # Microsoft Defender Antivirus production ring deployment using Group Policy and network share
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Review the _read me_ article at [Readme](https://github.com/microsoft/defender-u
 
 1. Copy the latest .admx and .adml to the [Domain Controller Central Store](/troubleshoot/windows-client/group-policy/create-and-manage-central-store#the-central-store).
 
-1. [Create a UNC share for security intelligence and platform updates](manage-protection-updates-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md#create-a-unc-share-for-security-intelligence-and-platform-updates)
+1. [Create a UNC share for security intelligence and platform updates](manage-protection-updates-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md#create-a-unc-share-for-security-intelligence)
 
 ## Setting up the pilot environment
 

defender-endpoint/troubleshoot-security-intelligence-not-updated.md

@@ -54,22 +54,24 @@ The following screenshot shows the error **Signature Update failed**.
 
 1. Check the URLs required for the Security intelligence updates. You can get them via the firewall and/or proxy. See [Configure your network environment to ensure connectivity with Defender for Endpoint service](configure-environment.md).
 
-1. Ensure that Microsoft Defender Antivirus (MDAV) is your primary antivirus. If you have a third-party antivirus that uses the Windows Security Center (WSC) API, it will disable MDAV. When MDAV is disabled, updates can't occur.
+1. Ensure that Microsoft Defender Antivirus is your primary antivirus. If you have a non-Microsoft antivirus solution that uses the Windows Security Center (WSC) API, it disables Microsoft Defender Antivirus. When Microsoft Defender Antivirus is disabled, updates can't occur.
 
-1. Given that MDAV is the primary antivirus and the services are running:
+1. Given that Microsoft Defender Antivirus is the primary antivirus and the services are running, follow these steps:
 
-    1. Check if updating Security Intelligence works when you manually download from [Latest security intelligence updates for Microsoft Defender Antivirus and other Microsoft antimalware?](https://www.microsoft.com/wdsi/defenderupdates)
+   1. Check if updating Security Intelligence works when you manually download from [Latest security intelligence updates for Microsoft Defender Antivirus and other Microsoft antimalware?](https://www.microsoft.com/wdsi/defenderupdates)
 
-    1. If so, try updating through the Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC).
+   2. If so, try updating through the Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC).
 
-       Run the following PowerShell command as an administrator.
+      Run the following PowerShell command as an administrator.
 
-       ```powershell
-          & "${env:ProgramFiles}\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe" -SignatureUpdate -MMPC
-       ```
+      ```powershell
+         & "${env:ProgramFiles}\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe" -SignatureUpdate -MMPC
+      ```
 
-    1. If this command works, the issue might be that the Security intelligence  [Fallback order](manage-protection-updates-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md#fallback-order) is set to a WSUS server without **Security intelligence** approved updates. Alternatively, the UNC share might be stale, or the Windows Update service might have issues.
+   3. If this command works, the issue might be that the Security intelligence  [Fallback order](manage-protection-updates-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md#fallback-order) is set to a WSUS server without **Security intelligence** approved updates. Alternatively, the UNC share might be stale, or the Windows Update service might have issues.
 
-        1. To check the WSUS server that the machine goes to, review `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\WUServer (REG_SZ)`. Once you find the WUServer, check if that WSUS server has the MDAV security intelligence [(KB2267602 for MDAV and KB2461484 for SCEP)](microsoft-defender-antivirus-updates.md#security-intelligence-updates) approved.
-        1. To check the UNC share, review [Manage how and where Microsoft Defender Antivirus receives updates](manage-protection-updates-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md#create-a-unc-share-for-security-intelligence-and-platform-updates).
-        1. To check the status of the Windows Update service, review [Guidance for troubleshooting Windows Update issues](/troubleshoot/windows-client/installing-updates-features-roles/troubleshoot-windows-update-issues) and [Troubleshoot problems updating Windows](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/troubleshoot-problems-updating-windows-188c2b0f-10a7-d72f-65b8-32d177eb136c).
+      1. To check the WSUS server that the machine goes to, review `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\WUServer (REG_SZ)`. Once you find the WUServer, check if that WSUS server has the MDAV security intelligence [(KB2267602 for MDAV and KB2461484 for SCEP)](microsoft-defender-antivirus-updates.md#security-intelligence-updates) approved.
+        
+      2. To check the UNC share, review [Manage how and where Microsoft Defender Antivirus receives updates](manage-protection-updates-microsoft-defender-antivirus.md#create-a-unc-share-for-security-intelligence).
+        
+      3. To check the status of the Windows Update service, review [Guidance for troubleshooting Windows Update issues](/troubleshoot/windows-client/installing-updates-features-roles/troubleshoot-windows-update-issues) and [Troubleshoot problems updating Windows](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/troubleshoot-problems-updating-windows-188c2b0f-10a7-d72f-65b8-32d177eb136c).