Windows 10: Third party firewall notifications not showing on Windows 10

After latest Windows updates in 2020 summer, popup notifications for third party firewalls such as Simplewall and FreeFirewall had stopped working. Connections for programs are blocked and firewall apps are not showing any notifications anymore to allow or block.

The closest I could find the problem was in simplewall log file:


"Warning","‎3/‎1/‎2021 ‏‎10:19:17","FwpmEngineSetOption","0x00000003","FWPM_ENGINE_COLLECT_NET_EVENTS","3.2.4 Release","10.0 build 19042"


FWPM_ENGINE_COLLECT_NET_EVENTS is related to Windows Filtering Platform.

I had tried reinstalling both programs and removing leftovers. I also reset Windows Firewall to default settings, but it didn't fix notifications. When I disable both third party firewalls, native Windows Firewall notifications are showing when app connection is blocked.

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Windows 10 - Notification Settings not showing Apps?

Hi,

Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

I understand the inconvenience. I will definitely assist you.

I appreciate the steps that you have done. I suggest you please follow the below steps and check if it helps:

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  Type notification on the search bar and click on
  notification & action settings.
  
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  And click on select which icons appear on the taskbar.
  
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  Turn on show app notification separately for each app.
  

Hope this information helps, post us with the status we will be glad to help you.

 

Windows Firewall notifications

I have never seen a firewall notification from Windows 10, which is not surprising, because I use a third-party security suite. When Windows Defender (which includes Windows Firewall) detects that a third-party security suite has been installed, Windows
Defender turns itself off, which it did if you installed an ESET security suite. That being the case, it's a mystery to me why you're seeing firewall notifications from Windows Defender.

Your router has a different type of firewall.

 

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