Windows Defender update failed, sort of?

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(Copied from my Reddit post.)


My internet has been slow today, and my Defender definitions update took longer than usual (like 5-10 minutes). When it finished downloading in the update center, it said the update failed and I could restart my PC to try again.



I did, and my check then refused to show me the update again. This also happened when I clicked "retry" before restarting. I checked update history to see if it was installed, but it wasn't listed.



Then I checked Defender itself, and THAT said it was up to date and updated today. Did I get the update or not?! How do I make sure I didn't just get some faulty broken update? Should I run a repair tool?

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