Comodo CIS and Windows 10 Compatability?.

[bluesjunior]

Maybe a stupid question but I just got a message from Microsoft this morning on reserving my free copy of Windows 10. Now this is just to reserve it, no mention of when the installation will be available, but more than likely it will be quite soon. Will Comodo v8.2.0.4508 be compatable with Windows 10?.

[jebuchanan]

yes

[SanyaIV]

CIS 8.2.0.4508 is officially compatible with Windows 10 Technical Preview build 9926 however it will probably work on later builds as well (Windows 10 Technical Preview is currently at build 10130) So officially supported? No, but there will probably be a new release closer to the release of Windows 10 which will have official support and if that doesn’t happen then the current version should probably still work fine.

[bluesjunior]

Thanks, though I will probably wait until there are some positive reviews on Win10 before I install it anyway.

[epaul137]

I have testing Comodo Firewall on the Windows 10 Preview releases. Comodo Firewall does NOT work on the two latest releases including 10130. It blows up Windows 10 when it restarts after the initial install step. The last release that runs Comodo Firewall without problems is 10074.

[jewelr]

I am running the latest version of CIS and W10 10130 with no issues.

[SanyaIV]

@epaul137 post:5

I have testing Comodo Firewall on the Windows 10 Preview releases. Comodo Firewall does NOT work on the two latest releases including 10130. It blows up Windows 10 when it restarts after the initial install step. The last release that runs Comodo Firewall without problems is 10074.

Did it break when updating from build 10074 to later builds like 10130? CIS can break during Windows 10 TP build updates, following Chirons guide to re-install CIS usually fixes that. Or did you install a clean .iso of Windows 10 TP 10130 and the installed CIS for the first time?

[epaul137]

I installed Comodo Firewall on a fresh install of Windows 10 Build 10130. It completed the initial setup and windows 10 failed to start when restarted to insert the Comodo Firewall driver into the network stack.

[epaul137]

Further information:

I have done more testing with a clean install of 32 bit build 10130.

Installing Comodo Firewall causes a windows crash before the initial setup completes.

Installing Comodo Internet Security with only the firewall component causes a windows crash before the initial setup completes.

Installing Comodo Internet Security with only the anti-virus and firewall components installs without an issue.

[Citizen_K]

I don’t know where Comodo is with following Windows 10 which is a moving target. So I sent a pm to BuketB pointing to his issue.

[marcin.los]

I’ve just upgraded to Microsoft Windows 10 and CIS firewall doesn’t work :embarassed: How can I fix it? Reinstall CIS?
Marcin Los

[BuketB]

Hello Marcin,

We are working on the fierwall issues ; for your kind information.

Please wait for the Win10 hotfix release which will be done on following days.

Kind Regards
Buket

@marcin.los post:11

I’ve just upgraded to Microsoft Windows 10 and CIS firewall doesn’t work :embarassed: How can I fix it? Reinstall CIS?
Marcin Los

[gamboloyd]

Hi guys,

I upgraded today and have the same firewall issue. Glad to know that a fix is on the way.

Cheers for your good work :-TU

[BuketB]

Hi,

Do you use CFW or Firewall tool in CIS product ?

Kind Regards
Buket

@gamboloyd post:13

Hi guys,

I upgraded today and have the same firewall issue. Glad to know that a fix is on the way.

Cheers for your good work :-TU

[Zeep]

Any update?
Still can’t install my favorite Firewall

“This app can’t run on your pc
COMODO 8.0 doesn’t not work in theis version of Windows…”

Clean install:
Windows 10.0, Build 10240, Pro, 64bit

[marcin.los]

Thanks BucketB for your info. Waiting for an update.

[interfasys]

There is no need to wait.

Open “Network connections”
Right-click on your Internet connection (probably a LAN interface)
Select properties

In the new window, click on “Install”
Select “Service”
Click on “Add”
Click on “Have Disk”

Browse to the folder where your Firewall is installed
Pick cmdguard.inf

Now you’ll see the Firewall Driver in your list
Select it and click OK

Reboot

And if that’s too difficult for you, chat with Comodo. They’ll ask you to install GeekBuddy and will probably do exactly the same thing.

[lahma]

@lahma

For anyone that is interested, I have come up with a quick and easy method for installing Comodo Firewall on Windows 10 (RTM) while still allowing Windows Defender to be enabled and function correctly. I have tested these steps several times on fresh installs of Windows 10 to be sure everything is working correctly.

If you are running a fresh copy of Windows 10 on which you have not yet attempted to install Comodo Firewall (or you uninstalled Comodo Firewall prior to upgrading an older version of Windows to Windows 10), follow these instructions:

1. If you are running the “Pro”, “Enterprise”, or “Education” edition of Windows 10, or any other edition which DOES support Group Policy management, perform "A."If you are running the “Home” edition of Windows 10, or any other edition which DOES NOT support Group Policy management, perform “B.”

   A. Click the Windows Start button or hit the Windows button on your keyboard and type “gpedit.msc” and hit the Enter key. Navigate to “Computer Configuration->Administrative Templates->Windows Components->Windows Defender” and double click on the entry titled “Turn off Windows Defender”. Change it from “Not Configured” to “Disabled”. Exit the Local Group Policy Editor.

   B. Click the Windows Start button or hit the Windows button on your keyboard and type “regedit” and hit the Enter key. Navigate to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SOFTWARE->Policies->Microsoft->Windows Defender” and be sure that the “Windows Defender” is selected. In the right pane, if a DWORD value already exists named “DisableAntiSpyware”, change its value to “0”. If you do not see a DWORD key named “DisableAntiSpyware”, right click inside the right pane, click “New->DWORD (32-bit) Value”, name the entry “DisableAntiSpyware” and set its value to “0”. Exit the Registry Editor.

2. Install Comodo Firewall as you normally would using the installer file “cfw_installer_6105_53.exe” (I would recommend not installing all the extras such as GeekBuddy and Chrome stuff but that is up to you… you can change this by clicking “Customize Installation” in the installer). After the installation is complete, restart Windows and you should be good to go. Windows Defender will continue operating normally and won’t be permanently disabled by the Comodo Firewall installation.

If you are running a copy of Windows 10 on which you have already installed Comodo Firewall, you have probably noticed that Windows Defender became disabled, despite the fact that you were not installing Comodo Anti-Virus. If you have tried re-enabling Windows Defender by restarting its services, clicking the Windows notification about no anti-virus being installed, or clicking the “start now” button in your security center, but Windows Defender still refuses to start working again, follow these instructions:

1. First, be sure that you do not have Comodo Anti-Virus installed by clicking your Window Start button or clicking your Windows key on your keyboard and typing “Programs and Features” and clicking on the entry that comes up. Locate either the “Comodo Firewall” entry or the “Comodo Internet Security” entry, highlight it, and click the “Change” button. In the window that pops up, click “Next” and then click the “Change” button. Be sure that the “Comodo Antivirus” entry is NOT checked. If it is, uncheck it, click “Next”, allow it to be uninstalled, and restart your computer. If it is not checked, exit the “Comodo Firewall Setup” and “Programs and Features” windows.

2. Follow the first set of instructions I posted above for fresh installations of Windows 10.

3. If after following those instructions and rebooting, Windows Defender still isn’t enabled, continue following the instructions below.

4. Download “RegOwnerShipEx” from the following link and extract it somewhere easy to find such as “C:\RegOwnerShipEx”: RegOwnershipEx : Handy Freeware For Taking Ownership Of Registry Keys

5. Run either the x64 or x86 Windows 8 version of RegOwnerShipEx, depending on which version of Windows 10 you are running, and after the application opens, click the “Browse” button. Navigate to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SOFTWARE->Microsoft->Windows Defender” and be sure that “Windows Defender” is highlighted. Click “Select”. Now click “Take Ownership” and then click “Open in Registry Editor”. In the right pane, locate “DisableAntiSpyware” and “DisableAntiVirus”, and change both of these entries’ values to “0”.

6. With the registry editor still open, navigate to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SYSTEM->CurrentControlSet->Services->WinDefend” and be sure that “WinDefend” is highlighted. In the right pane, locate then entry named “Start”, and if its value is set to anything other than “2”, change its value to “2”.

7. Reboot Windows and Windows Defender should now be starting and working properly.

A short explanation of the root problem (as I understand it):

When Comodo Firewall is installed, for some reason, it sets the 2 registry values “DisableAntiSpyware” and “DisableAntiVirus” to a value of “1”. These entries are located in “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SOFTWARE->Microsoft->Windows Defender”. This prevents Windows Defender from starting or being re-enabled. By setting the group policy I discussed in the first set of instructions, before installing Comodo Firewall, this prevents Comodo Firewall from setting these registry entries. If however you do not set this group policy prior to installing, you must go through some extra steps I discussed in the second set of instructions in order to repair the damage done (as well as set the group policy because Comodo Firewall will attempt to set those registry entries upon every boot).

[Zeep]

Found a way to install firewall :

Download : cfw_installer_6105_53.exe
Unpack the .exe don’t install, i used Winrar to do this.
Navigate to : cfw_installer_6106_53\cis\download\installs\xml_binaries\cis\ and install cis_setup_x64.exe or cis_setup_x86.exe .

There u go… everything seems to work.(5min so fare)
Clean install of Windows 10.0, Build 10240, Pro, 64bit

[tm112]

Following your instructions I was able to install and run Comodo, BUT, the problem lies when you want to change the profile from Internet security to Proactive security.

After change to Proactive mode PC reboots and everything looks good, but once you log-in, suddenly PC goes into endless repair/reboot mode.

I had Clonezilla image, so was able easily to restore my system.