Windows Firewall Bug?

[Turner]

I’m using Windows 10 on a custom rig, and every time I open any program, Windows Firewall tries to block it and shows up with the standard message. This has gotten very annoying and intrusive, is there any way to fix this? (Solved)

[jmarket]

You can disable the firewall with this guide and replace it with a 3rd party firewall

[Lord_Chance]

Hello Turner and welcome to PC Help Forum,
Windows firewall should learn what apps you wish to allow when you confirm them in the popup or you can go into setting for the firewall and create exceptions. JMartket’s suggestion is another option. Windows firewall is not the best so a more intelligent firewall application may suit you. I must caution you that even tho Windows firewall can be annoying and minimal at best, it is better than no firewall at all.

[jmarket]

That is most unusual for Windows Firewall to do that, as LC says it should only ask once. It’s not User Access Control is it?

[jmarket]

Sorry, should be User Account Control..ops:

[Turner]

I’m not sure what’s going on, I just turned firewall off but it turned back on without me touching it. Sometimes it also asks while I have a program open, even if I use it constantly and have had it open for hours or days. Something seems to be pretty badly wrong.

[jmarket]

Have you tried disabling Windows Firewall service via Services.msc and seeing if it still re-enables itself? If so, I might have you run FRST.

[Turner]

I didn’t try that, I think it will work, thanks!

[Malnutrition]

Lets gather a little info on your machine…

Please download MINITOOLBOX and run it.

Checkmark following boxes:

Flush DNS
Reset FF proxy Settings
Reset Ie Proxy Settings
Report IE Proxy Settings
Report FF Proxy Settings
List content of Hosts
List IP configuration
List Winsock Entries
List last 10 Event Viewer log
List Installed Programs
List Users, Partitions and Memory size
List Devices (problems only)

Click Go and post the result.

Download Security Check to your desktop, right click it run as administrator. When the program completes, the tool will automatically open a log file, please post that log here in your next post.

[jmarket]

I didn’t try that, I think it will work, thanks!

Let us know if it works for you Remember to replace it with a 3rd party firewall if you do this (y)

[Evan_Omo]

Hi Turner, Welcome to PCHF!

In addition to following the instructions that Malnutrition posted, you might try resetting the Windows Firewall back to its default settings and see if the notifications stop coming up as often. See this link for instructions, Restore or reset Windows Firewall settings to defaults.

[Turner]

Yeah, turning it off through services worked fine. I’ll be sure to get a different, less intrusive firewall now. Thanks for all the help, this site is great!

[jmarket]

Yeah, turning it off through services worked fine. I’ll be sure to get a different, less intrusive firewall now. Thanks for all the help, this site is great!

You’re most welcome Turner We’re here 24/7, so you’ll always have someone to help you.

[Malnutrition]

A couple of free firewalls for you to choose from.

Zone Alarm
Comodo Free
Private Firewall