Windows 10: Notices about anti virus and firewall

Why do I constantly has notices come up saying my firewall is not up. It is up and the messages constantly come up that it is not there.

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Help With Choosing Anti-Virus Software

Hey guys

I would like to know what some of the best anti virus programs are.

I am currently running NOD32 and the Nvidia firewall (came with mobo) and I find they slow down my games (singleplayer)

The guys over in the gaming threads suggested to just disable them while playing but I'm not sure I want to just in case you know.

So yeah bassically if you could give me some suggestions for anti virus and I will probably go back to using the windows firewall instead.

 

Best Anti Virus and Firewall help plz

If you are going to pay for a anti virus then kaspersky would be my pick but if you want firewall protection then I would recommend either a good router with firewall options or a stand alone firewall.

 

multiple anti-virus and firewalls

I got a message from my Microsoft application "Support Assist" saying "You have more than 1 antivirus software enabled. This can lead to conflicts that may impact performance." This is on my Dell Inspiron AMD 3655 Desktop, with Windows 10 Home OS.

When I click on "details" in the message, Support Assist shows that I have:

2 "McAfee Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware" products enabled,

1 "McAfee Firewall" enabled and

1 "Windows Firewall" enabled.

Under Support Assist's "security" tab, "Windows Defender" is "disabled."

I can't find a way to disable the Windows Firewall, however, or 1 of the McAfee Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware products.

How do I disable any of these security programs? Or enable them in the future? Also, which Firewall protects my Dell Inspiron better, the McAfee or Windows Firewall? Is McAfee Anti-Virus/Spyware a better protector or Windows Defender?

Alternatively, is it worth it to keep the double anti-virus/spyware programs and firewall programs for my data's safety, even if it slows my computer's performance?