Restart or fix firewall in Windows 10
Today, While i was configuring my PC to suppress some network related issues i was faced
with an strange error.. The issue was with Windows Firewall, when i clicked on Recommended
settings, it didn't change anything, in fact the option was not even grayed out, which made me
to guess the error and as usual i tried my best go to method and it worked...
If you too are faced with such situation or even similar errors like cannot start firewall service
error code 1068 or 1079 in Windows 10 ,then i hope the below method works for you too you
don't need to reinstall windows firewall ..
Just follow the Steps..
1) Login to your Windows 10 PC
2) Run CMD as Administrator
[See : How to Run Cmd as Administrator]
3) Type the following Command
Sfc/scannow
4) Hit Enter.
Wait,for the scan results to complete
5) Restart your PC
Method 2 : Start Firewall service Manually
Step 1 : Sign-in to Your Windows PC.
Step 2 : Press Windows + R Key i.e Run Command.
Step 3 : Type Services.msc
Step 4 : Hit Enter.
Step 5 : You Will be taken to Services that Windows runs into Your System
Step 6 : Scroll down to Find Windows Firewall
Step 7 : Click on Windows Firewall Service.
Step 8 : Right Click on it And Select Properties.
Step 9 : You Will Be Taken To New Window.
Step 10 : Select Start to Start the Service immediately And Follow Next Step.
Step 11 : Click On StartUp Type And Select Automatic
The above methods will take you some time to figure it out, but you can start the service in a single
step using powershell..
1) Open Powershell
[See : How to open Powershell]
2) type the following command - > Hit enter
Get-service MpsSvc
3) It will display the status of Windows Firewall,now run the following command
start-service MpsSvc
(or)
Restart-service MpsSvc
4) Restart your PC.
That's it..
Works on all builds of Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7.
Step 2 : Press Windows + R Key i.e Run Command.
Step 3 : Type Services.msc
Step 4 : Hit Enter.
Step 5 : You Will be taken to Services that Windows runs into Your System
Step 6 : Scroll down to Find Windows Firewall
Step 7 : Click on Windows Firewall Service.
Step 8 : Right Click on it And Select Properties.
Step 9 : You Will Be Taken To New Window.
Step 10 : Select Start to Start the Service immediately And Follow Next Step.
Step 11 : Click On StartUp Type And Select Automatic
How to Start Firewall service using Powershell
The above methods will take you some time to figure it out, but you can start the service in a single
step using powershell..
1) Open Powershell
[See : How to open Powershell]
2) type the following command - > Hit enter
Get-service MpsSvc
3) It will display the status of Windows Firewall,now run the following command
start-service MpsSvc
(or)
Restart-service MpsSvc
4) Restart your PC.
That's it..
Works on all builds of Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7.
