Due to an unidentified problem, windows cannot display windows firewall settings
Symptoms:
Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) is not displayed in the Services list in Control Panel.
Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) is displayed in the Services list, but you cannot start this service.
You receive the following error message when you try to access Windows Firewall settings: Due to an unidentified problem, Windows cannot display Windows Firewall settings.
Resolutions:
1. This may cause because a virus or Malware corrupts SharedAccess registry key, which represents the Windows Firewall Service. To fix this problem, re-set firewall by following these steps:
1.
Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
2.
At the command prompt, type the following command line, and then press ENTER:
Rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection Ndi-Steelhead 132 %windir%\inf\netrass.inf
3.
Restart Windows,
4.
Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
5.
At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
Netsh firewall reset
6.
Click Start, click Run, type firewall.cpl, and then press ENTER. In the Windows Firewall dialog box, click On (recommended), and then click OK.