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



NameFieldInsertion StringOSExample
Group Policy AppliedGroupPolicyApplied%1Any No
Profile UsedProfile%2Any Public
Operational modeOperationMode%3Any Off
Allow Remote AdministrationRemoteAdminEnabled%4Any Disabled
Allow Unicast Responses to Multicast/Broadcast TrafficMulticastFlowsEnabled%5Any Enabled
Log Dropped PacketsLogDroppedPacketsEnabled%6Any Disabled
Log Successful ConnectionsLogSuccessfulConnectionsEnabled%7Any 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 VistaWindows 2008Windows 2008 R2Windows 7Windows 2012Windows 2012 R2Windows 8Windows 8.1Windows 10Windows 11Windows 2016Windows 2019Windows 2022Windows 2025

Tags:
Audit Success
Audit Category:
Policy Change

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

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