Windows Firewall setting cannot be displayed because the associated service is not running. Do you Windows cannot start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service

By Mardi Bravo

When you want to change Windows firewall status to on and show error message "Windows Firewall setting cannot be displayed because the associated service is not running.
Do you want to start the windows firewall/Internet Connection Sharing(ICS) service?" press "yes" button to run the service.

On the service panel, find "Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)", and run it.
If you have this error message "Windows cannot start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection
Sharing (ICS) service". Please follow steps to fix it:

1. Go to "DOS Command prompt" ( Press button start, Run, type "cmd", then press OK).
2. Type "Netsh winsock reset" in the DOS Command prompt and press enter button on your keyboard.
3. Close your DOS Command prompt, and restart the computer.
4. Running services Windows ( Start, Run, Type "services.msc)".
5. Find and running  "Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)"
6. Press Start button to run services.
7. Try to active your firewall again.

 Article source: http://mardibravo.blogspot.com/2011/11/windows-firewall-setting-cannot-be.html