How exactly does the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security notifiy me when it blocks something? By that I mean: An icon? A pop up window? Does a lady jump out of a cake? In Event Viewer, I see a thousand events that say: "Windows Firewall was unable to notify the user that it blocked an application from accepting incoming connections on the network." But I am the sole owner and user of my PC. And yes, the dialogue box in the Firewall is set to notify.

Hi, For issue “Windows Firewall was unable to notify the user that it blocked an application from accepting incoming connections on the network” you can refer: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistasecurity/thread/23f2756c-ee89-4a6d-b6ef-3d33c2ba7d64 And these links maybe helpful to you: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistasecurity/thread/23f2756c-ee89-4a6d-b6ef-3d33c2ba7d64 http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/windows-server-troubleshoot-event-id-5032-firewall-service-block-notifications.aspx Hope it helps. Regards, Leo HuangPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.