Bitdefender Firewall Not Turning On
How to Resovled Bitdefender Firewall Not Turning On
If the Bitdefender Firewall suite, such as Bitdefender Internet Security or Bitdefender Total Security is not turning on after you have installed it
on your computer, proceed with the steps given below to activate it.
The reason behind the problem is not with the Bitdefender Firewall
program. Mainly, it is due to the missing Windows service, i.e., Base
Filtering Engine.
Base Filtering Engine helps to control the Windows Filtering Platform
operation. This service is essential to run security programs such as
Windows Defender (Windows built-in □rewall), Bitdefender Firewall,
etc.
At □rst, check if the Base Filtering Engine is present on your
computer.
To check, launch the Control Panel window on the computer, and
select the Administrative Tools option followed by the Services
option.
Now, all the services running on the computer will be displayed on
the screen.
Search for the Base Filtering Engine service. If found, proceed with
the following instructions to restore the Base Filtering Engine
service.
If the Base Filtering Engine service is not found in the Services list,
download the BFE_repair.zip □le and double-click it. Select the OK /
Merge option to install the Base Filtering Engine service on the
computer.
Restore the Base Filtering Engine service:
From the Services list, right-click the Base Filtering Engine service
and choose the Properties option if the status of the BSE (Base
Filtering Engine) service is stopped.
Go to the Startup Type □eld, select the Automatic option, and click
the Start option.
This will start the Base Filtering Engine service. Once done, restart
the computer.
At the time of starting the Base Filtering Engine service, if you get
the Access Denied error message on the screen, set proper
permissions as per the guidelines mentioned below.
To launch the Registry Editor window, enter regedit in the Start
menu.
Go to the
‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\services\\B