Windows could not start the Windows firewall on the local computer

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You can find this problem if you try to enable the Windows firewall, the service will not work. If you then try to start the Windows Firewall service, you will receive this error message: Windows could not start the Windows firewall on the local computer

In this article, I suggest some tips to solve this problem.

Windows could not start the Windows firewall

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Step 1:

This step is by default to solve most Windows problems. Yes, we need to run SFC Scan to see if Windows can solve the problem itself.

Go to Start under Search Type in CMD
Right click and Run as administrator
Then enter SFC /SCANNOW and press Enter.

For more information, see this System File Checker article.

Step 2 :

If this is an approval issue, we must sufficiently approve this key.

Go to Start under search term in Regedit
When asked for the administrator password, type it
Go to Computer and right-click Export.
Under File Name, type Regbackup and click Save.

Then release the following keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesSharedAccessEpoch
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesSharedAccessDefaultsFirewallPolParameterParameterFirewallPolicy
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesSetSharedAccessDefaultsFirewallPololPol
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesDhcp
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesDhcpConfigurations

Right-click the button, and click Permissions. Click Add. In the Enter object names to select field: NT SERVICEmpssvc. Then click Check Name.

Click OK. Then click Add again. Enter All, then click OK.

Then select the account that appears in the list and add the appropriate privilege set.

Under Allow, check Total Control.

Click OK and restart your computer.

If access is denied, turn off the UAC from your control panel and try again.

Step 3:

A single malicious infection can cause a service failure. Therefore, I recommend that you run a full scan of your anti-malware. You can also download a second standalone scanner such as free malware bytes, Emsisoft or Microsoft’s new security scanner and perform a full system scan in safe mode to get a second opinion.

Step 4 :

If your system does not find infection, the last thing to do is to perform a repair installation on Windows, as most system files can be corrupted. Follow this message to perform a repair installation on Windows 7.

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