Windows 10: Is my Firewall ON or OFF? Why this Notification?

I'm running Win10 Pro,2004, Build 19041.572,with default Windows Defender and no 3rd party AV or Firewall
I've had the same policy unchanged for ages, except that...
I recently trialled MalwareBytes. I didn't get on with it that well and soon uninstalled it.

I was also persuaded to try another MB product; can't remember details, but I think it was a browser extension.
I turned that off when it barred the late Chip Pearson's website (where Excel buffs can mine 100% pure gold VBA code. His website is 110% kosher; and MB should not be blacklisted IMO.
It's ill intentioned people that's the problem, not Chip's wonderfully documented examples.).
So the browser extension got promptly booted out too.

Neither Apps nor Control Panel now show any trace of MB, nor is there a top level folder in Program Files or x86

But Since MB I get this notification to turn on Windows Firewall after every re-boot



and I also see this






Reading other threads here, I suspect the MB uninstall was not complete, and has left traces of when it was top-dog firewall.

Can anyone help me return to Plain Vanilla Windows Defender?

I lead a very cautious and blameless life, and believe my activities are pretty risk-free

:)

 

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Yeah, thats not a solution she is interested in......I've suggested that course of action. Thanks though.

Just to clarify, I feel that there MUST be a step, or series of steps to turn off JUST the wireless notification sound. Thats what Im driving @ here.

 

How do I stop firewall and antivirus notification?!?!

Hi,

To disable the firewall notification, follow these steps:

• 
  On the search tab, type
  Security and Maintenance.
  
• 
  Choose
  Change Security and Maintenance settings.
  
• 
  Uncheck
  the notifications that you don't want to pop-up.
  

Let us know how it goes.

Regards.

 

How to stop "Check Firewall Status" notifications?

Windows 10 continually harasses me about the firewall, posting a "Check Firewall Status" notification multiple times per day, even though my firewall settings are controlled by a domain policy, they are fine and there is no problem, and
I can't do a darned thing about the settings.

So far I have:

• Turned off "Security and Maintenance" notifications in the Settings -> Notifications & Actions panel.
• Turned off "Messages about network firewall" in Control Panel -> Security and Maintenance.
• Turned off "Messages about Internet security settings" in Control Panel -> Security and Maintenance.

I'm afraid I may be disabling important stuff I need, just in order to stop Action Center from constantly begging for my attention because of a useless, time-wasting notification. In fact today I took the sub-optimal step of hiding Action Center, because
so far it has only ever shown worthless notifications. I hope there never is a real notification I should see...

Has anyone ever found one correct way to stop the "Check Firewall Status" notification? Failing that, is there a way to write a program to watch for and clear a notification, based on its message text, as soon as it arrives?