Event ID: 4956

Windows Firewall changed the active profile 

Windows Firewall changed the active profile.

New Active Profile: %1


This event generates when Windows Firewall has changed the active profile.

Auditing:     Always


Volume:     Low


Microsoft Documentation

Event ID - 4956



Name Field Insertion String OS Example
New Active Profile ActiveProfile %1 Any Domain

Lookup Audit Policy Configuration Settings

C:\> AuditPol.exe /get /subcategory:"MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change"
How to enable Windows Auditing
Recommended Audit Policy

Operating Systems:
Windows Vista Windows 2008 Windows 2008 R2 Windows 7 Windows 2012 Windows 2012 R2 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Windows 2016 Windows 2019 Windows 11 Windows 2022

Tags:
Audit Success
Audit Category:
Policy Change

Audit Subcategory:
MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change

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