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I struggle with this simple task, to change startup type of Windows Firewall service to "Automatic" but always fails, after rebooting it restoring to "Manual."

It affects me, and my users, because Windows Firewall service required for another features and applications, for example Windows Search, after updating OS i detected that all Windows 10 apps and Windows Search stop working.I tried to implement bug-fix with Powershell cmdlet to re-register apps and everything seems to be fine and apps with search worked, but after rebooting search stopped.

This issue implementing on different OS:

  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 10
  • WS2012R2

!But not on WS2008R2!

All computers in a domain, and GP is clear, i couldn't find anything that can affect Windows Firewall. Here is GPresult report

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  • In your default domain policy, the service is set to start automatically. This is the winning GPO, and thus it does set it to start automatically. The only thing I can think of is that something else is setting it to Manual instead, afterwards. Perhaps a script, piece of software or scheduled task running either locally (maybe a part of installation images?) or centrally (script run by a gpo perhaps? - it's unclear what the "Change_Desc_AD_on_PC.exe" acutally do, which is run by "Users&PC's" GPO). Further, do you have logonscripts through AD accounts? Apr 20, 2017 at 10:10
  • @MikaelDyreborgHansen Thank you for the reply. I have already find an answer, you are right! Apr 20, 2017 at 10:33

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The main reason of this fault is GP. The MpsSvc service was set to "Stop" and"Manual" in User&PC's policy.

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