Event ID: 4944

The following policy was active when the Windows Firewall started 

The following policy was active when the Windows Firewall started.

Group Policy Applied:                                   %1
Profile Used:                                           %2
Operational mode:                                       %3
Allow Remote Administration:                            %4
Allow Unicast Responses to Multicast/Broadcast Traffic: %5
Security Logging:
    Log Dropped Packets:        %6
    Log Successful Connections: %7


This event generates every time Windows Firewall service starts.

This event shows Windows Firewall settings that were in effect when the Windows Firewall service started.

Auditing:     Always


Volume:     Low


Microsoft Documentation

Event ID - 4944



Name Field Insertion String OS Example
Group Policy Applied GroupPolicyApplied %1 Any No
Profile Used Profile %2 Any Public
Operational mode OperationMode %3 Any Off
Allow Remote Administration RemoteAdminEnabled %4 Any Disabled
Allow Unicast Responses to Multicast/Broadcast Traffic MulticastFlowsEnabled %5 Any Enabled
Log Dropped Packets LogDroppedPacketsEnabled %6 Any Disabled
Log Successful Connections LogSuccessfulConnectionsEnabled %7 Any Disabled

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

Tags:
Audit Success
Audit Category:
Policy Change

Audit Subcategory:
MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change
Legacy Events:
848

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