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Firewall cannot be switched on after update
« on: November 27, 2015, 12:17:51 AM »
Anyone else having this problem? I have Avast Premier and I cannot, after the recent update, switch on my firewall. I just says I'm in danger because the firewall is switched off. When I try to switch it on it just says, "Cannot start firewall!"... What should I do?

My Windows Firewall is up and running, but Avast and WF has never had problems running at the same time.
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Re: Firewall cannot be switched on after update
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2015, 12:46:45 AM »
It should be noted that under "Active protection" the firewall is switched off, but under "Tools" it is switched on.
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Re: Firewall cannot be switched on after update
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2015, 12:47:59 AM »
Have you tried 2-3 reboots ?
Have you tried avast repair from ad/remove programs > ......

« Last Edit: November 27, 2015, 11:09:47 AM by Pondus »
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Re: Firewall cannot be switched on after update
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2015, 02:21:33 AM »
For a Repair go to Control Panel/ Programs&Features/ Avast and click Uninstall/Change.
The Avast installation options screen will appear, scroll up/down and choose "REPAIR".
Be sure to reboot after the process is complete 

Yes as Pondus suggested  a reboot or couple often resolves glitches in the Firewall status. ;)
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Re: Firewall cannot be switched on after update
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2015, 11:01:06 AM »
It worked! Thank you :D
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Re: Firewall cannot be switched on after update
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2015, 01:54:52 PM »
Happened to me too after updating to AIS 11.1.2244 (Beta 3)... Reboot did not work, but Repair+Reboot fixed everything!
« Last Edit: November 27, 2015, 02:03:30 PM by irongod »
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Re: Firewall cannot be switched on after update
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2015, 05:25:52 PM »
Quote from: jakob_vejle on November 27, 2015, 11:01:06 AM
It worked! Thank you :D

You're welcome, glad it's all squared away. :)
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