Windows 10: How to fix ""Turn on Windows Firewall. Windows Firewall is turned off. Tap or click to turn...

I use an Dell Inspiron 15 3511, Windows 11 pro. About a week ago I reinstalled Malwarebytes privacy using Malwarebytes Support Tool ,because the program refused to open. During the process of reinstalling I accidently clicked “repair Windows Firewall”. Nothing major changed However, I keep getting this notification whenever I turn on or restart the PC. "Turn on Windows Firewall. Windows Firewall is turned off. Tap or click to turn it on" So I checked at Windows Security and all Firewalls were turned on and no action was needed. Am I overlooking something? Did I miss a step? Any help will be ni

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Cannot turn on network firewall for windows10 - SOLVED

Hello Sabrina,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

We regret the inconvenience you have experienced.

You mean to say, the option is grayed out?

Is this started to happen recently?

What happens when you tried to turn on Firewall?

Usually, Windows Firewall shouldn't be in turn off state unless you have another firewall turned on. Turning off Windows Firewall might make your PC (and your network, if you have one) more vulnerable to damage from worms or hackers.

To turn Windows Firewall on or off:

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  Click Start,
  
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  In Search, type firewall, and then select
  Windows Firewall.
  
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  Select Turn Windows Firewall on or off on left pane. You might be asked for an admin password or to confirm your choice.
  
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  Select Turn on Windows Firewall checkbox's and click
  OK
  

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  Note: If your PC is connected to a network, network policy settings might prevent you from completing these steps. For more info, contact your administrator.
  

Keep us posted if you require further assistance.

 

Windows Firewall-Action Center says Firewall not turned on

I have no item in the Control Panel called System and Security but an item called Security and Maintenance. But as I said before, when clicking on Security and Maintenance, it tells me to go to Windows Security to view the firewall settings.

I went ahead and click on Restore defaults(did this about a week ago) and within 1 minute the notification popped up telling to turn on Windows Firewall because it is turned off.

All of these suggestions in this thread I have previously done before being suggested in this thread, but nothing has fixed the problem.

 

Windows firewall 'turn on' grayed out

In the security and maintenance, whenever I want to turn on windows firewall instead of McAfee the option to turn windows firewall on is grayed out, and McAfee doesn't have a turn off option. Disabling the McAfee's firewall from McAfee lists it as 'snooze'
in the security and maintenance, and still doesn't give me the option to turn on windows firewall, so a fix would be helpful.

I want to do this because in windows firewall, I can block certain ports using the outbound rules, which I intend to use for a game. However, I can't seem to find any option to change the rules in McAfee for outgoing. It's frustrating, so if anybody knows,
a guide to changing designated ports, or changing the outbound rules with McAfee, then that would work too.