Windows 10 The Windows Defender Firewall service terminated with the following service-specific error: The system cannot find the file specified. Event ID 7024

[CraigLom]

Hello,


I am running Windows 10 1803. About a month ago Windows Defender Firewall would not start. It would say that it wasn't using the recommended settings. When I would try changing them I would get this error: Windows Defender Firewall can't change some of your settings. Error code 0x800706d9. Then I looked at the event log and got the message in the Subject line. I've try many things at this point with no success. Any idea what file might be missing, or what I should do?



Log Name: System
Source: Service Control Manager
Date: 7/28/2018 3:13:39 PM
Event ID: 7024
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: CL-2016
Description:
The Windows Defender Firewall service terminated with the following service-specific error:
The system cannot find the file specified.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Service Control Manager" Guid="{555908d1-a6d7-4695-8e1e-26931d2012f4}" EventSourceName="Service Control Manager" />
<EventID Qualifiers="49152">7024</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8080000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2018-07-28T19:13:39.551398300Z" />
<EventRecordID>1255772</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="868" ThreadID="1292" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>CL-2016</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="param1">Windows Defender Firewall</Data>
<Data Name="param2">%%2</Data>
<Binary>6D00700073007300760063000000</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>

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