Bitdefender Firewall Keeps Turning Off

How to Turn Off Bitdefender Antivirus Firewall?

If the Firewall feature on the Bitdefender application keeps turning OFF, then check if your Windows system’s Firewall is enabled.

Two firewall programs running on one computer may cause unpredictable behavior such as crashes or connectivity issues.

So, first, make sure that the Windows Firewall is enabled.

If enabled, disable it and check if this issue is solved.

Click the Start menu available on your Windows system’s taskbar.

Select the Control Panel option.

On the Control Panel screen, select the System and Security option.

Now, locate and click the Windows Firewall option.

Click the checkbox next to the Turn Windows Firewall on or off option if it is enabled.

Now, check if the Bitdefender’s firewall is enabled or turned ON.

The cause of this issue might be a missing service oi your Windows system. The Base Filtering Engine (BFE) service should be enabled to control most of the Windows Filtering Platforms.

If the Antivirus problem is with the BFE service, follow the instructions given below to fix it.

Open the File Explorer window.

Select and right-click on the Computer or This PC option.

Click the Manage option in the context menu.

Now, select Services & Applications -> Services -> Base Filtering Engine.

Click the General tab.

Locate and double-click on the BFE option.

Select the Automatic option from the Startup type drop-down menu.

Now, click the Start command button.

Restart your Windows system and check if the Bitdefender firewall keeps turning off issue is solved.

If the Access Denied error message is displayed on your Windows system, open the Run command window.

Type the regedit command in the given text field.

Click the OK button.

On the registry editor screen, search the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\BFE path.

Select and right-click on the BFE Key option.

Now, click the Add button.

Type the Everyone command in the given field.

Click the OK button.

In the Everyone section, enable the Allow Full Control option by clicking the checkbox beside it and click OK.

Restart your Windows system and check if the Bitdefender Firewall keeps turning off.

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