On my Windows 7 PCs, both 32-bit and 64-bit, I turned off the Windows firewall on the admin and user accounts (since I used the Comodo firewall). A couple of months later, I found that it was turned on for all accounts. Two questions:
With both firewalls active, are any of the Comodo firewall rules bypassed? I’m looking for an answer from a Windows programmer with detailed knowledge about how Comodo hooks into Windows.
How do other people prevent the Windows firewall from automatically re-enabling itself (maybe as a result of Windows Update)?
If Windows needs to access the service for some reason, it won’t be able to do when it is set to Disabled and that will result in system errors (BSODs, etc.). I always recommend setting services you don’t want to use to Manual.
When I disable/manual Windows Firewall, Win7’s ‘Action Center’ reports there are no firewalls operating even though the Comodo 5.3.17… Summary reports that “All systems are active and running”.
No one on here, I have asked, has been able to tell me how to get Win7 to recognize Comodo. I certainly it is doing as it reports. Apparently Comodo does not work well with Win7.
Hi. I have heard of Windows firewall re activating, when a new network connection is setup, or other changes in network and sharing section. This maybe or may not be the cause. I have had no problems with it re enabling itself myself. Hope this may help.
Comodo works great on Windows 7; maybe the Security Center got corrupted. To rebuild it, go to Command Prompt and run it as administrator. Now type net stop winmgmt and go to C:/Windows\System32\Wbem\Repository. Rename the Repository folder (eg. Repository_old). Again open Command Prompt and type net start winmgmt. Restart the computer. If that doesn’t solve your problem; reinstalling Comodo firewall surely will.
