5030(F): The Windows Firewall Service failed to start.

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 wasn't started.

There's no example of this event in this document.

Subcategory: Audit Other System Events

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.