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title: 5030(F) The Windows Firewall Service failed to start. (Windows 10)
description: Describes security event 5030(F) The Windows Firewall Service failed to start.
ms.pagetype: security
ms.prod: w10
ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
ms.sitesec: library
author: Mir0sh
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# 5030(F): The Windows Firewall Service failed to start.

**Applies to**
-   Windows 10
-   Windows Server 2016


Windows logs this event if the Windows Firewall service fails to start, or if it unexpectedly terminates. The error message indicates the cause of the service failure by including an error code in the text of the message.

This event doesn't generate during Windows Firewall service failures if Windows Firewall policy is incorrect\\corrupted or one of the service dependencies was not started.

There is no example of this event in this document.

***Subcategory:*** [Audit Other System Events](audit-other-system-events.md)

***Event Schema:***

*The Windows Firewall service failed to start.*

*Error Code:%1*

***Required Server Roles:*** None.

***Minimum OS Version:*** Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista.

***Event Versions:*** 0.

## Security Monitoring Recommendations

-   This event can be a sign of software or operating system issues, or a sign of malicious activity that corrupted Windows Firewall Driver. We recommend monitoring this event and investigating the reason for the condition.