Windows defender the built-in scanning and real-time protection providing application used in Windows system viz. XP, Vista and Windows 7 may at times throw error & the process get stopped in between. One such issue is while running windows update in Vista to check for & download Windows defender update. When the very process is started it proceeds with and suddenly stops giving the error message –
“ Windows could not search for new updates Error(s) found: code 80004002 ”
The ‘try again’ as well as the ‘get help’ option is none of help.
In addition to above discussed instance, error 80004002 may take place when new updates are found by windows automatic updates & is notified to the user. Any time the windows defender update would occur it help stop you from getting access to update & hot fix & system may observe furthermore severe issue in the time to come.


