Q. I'm using a third party firewall service on Windows 7 that disabled the Windows Firewall for all profiles. Should I also disable the MpsSvc service that enables the Windows Firewall?

John Savill

July 8, 2011

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A. No. While MpsSvc does enable Windows Firewall functionality, it's also used for other functionality, such as IPSec. Not only is disabling this service not recommended, it's also not supported by Microsoft.

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