Sunday, August 3, 2014

Solveing Windows firewall can't change some of your settings. Error code 0x80070422 on Windows Server 2012

Windows firewall can't change some of your settings. Error code 0x80070422

Windows firewall can't change some of your settings. Error code 0x80070422

This problem occurs when there is some error in Windows firewall services and it is stopped.

To Solve this problem:- 

You Should be login as an Administrator



Services.msc

Goto run type:- Services.msc  

Next:-

Scroll until you see Windows Firewall

Next:-

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Double-click Windows Firewall.


Next:-

Click the drop-down list next to Startup type, and then click Automatic


Next:-

Click Apply,  then click Start, and then click Ok.

Next:-

Now of you check the Windows Firewall should be enabled.

See the step by step video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hn077ejKqs





4 comments:

  1. After opening firewall through services.msc its again unable to start it as this is not opening drop down to select any option (automatic,manual etc)

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    1. Start services.msc as administrator (right click on the them and Run as Administrator).

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  2. "Windows cannot find services.mcs" (Windows 7 )

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  3. Once I click automatic and then start, it tries and then stops and throws up an error message: windows could not start windows defender...

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