Windows System Event: 5029

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System Event » Windows System Event: 5029

Event ID 5029-The Windows Firewall Service failed to initialize the driver.

Description The Windows Firewall Service failed to initialize the driver. The service will continue to enforce the current policy.
Category System
Subcategory Other system events

Reasons to monitor event:

  • Windows logs an error if either the Windows Firewall service or its driver fails to start, or if they unexpectedly terminate.
  • 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.

Event 5029 applies to the following operating systems:

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 and 7
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 and 8.1
  • Windows Server 2016 and 10

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