I know that a user should have only one firewall and one antivirus active at one time. The problem is that when you install a new version of Windows, both firewalls and both antivirus products are vying for control of the system. I’m on the “Windows Insider Slow Ring”, so there are frequent updates to the OS.
Every time it updates, I go through this battle to set BDIS to be in control. Windows gives you a dialog that says that BDIS is turned OFF and Windows Firewall/Antivirus is SNOOZED. If you click on BDIS, you get grayed-out options shown at the bottom of the dialog box. If you click on the Windows Firewall/Antivirus, it’s more than happy to allow you to turn it on. Windows is willing to allow you to use their product, to the exclusion of other products.
It had occurred to me to re-install BDIS, but I have to go through all of the setup steps all over again because you don’t have a way (that I know of) to capture my settings to a file for easy recovery.
Please, tell me there is an easy way to get BDIS to be in control. I have to go through dozens of reboots to finally get Windows to relent and allow BDIS to protect me.
