I was actually going to do that, but the issue here is that there is a problem with the GUI that is exacerbated when switching the firewall to "interactive" mode, presumably due to the added amount of popups this produces. Even when I leave the firewall in "automatic" mode and leave the PC on for 15+ minutes, the ESET GUI will malfunction when I open it after that time. For example, if I go into the advanced setup, it will show the settings categories on the left, but the right side is completely blank and devoid of any settings to change. If I click around, it will eventually freeze completely but unfreeze after a couple of minutes and allow me to close the GUI. Also, it keeps switching to gamer mode even though I'm not playing games or switching it to that, it just decides to do that on its own.
So basically, there is something seriously wrong under the hood of V10 and it's not my place to work around that issue. The product needs to be fixed! I've been working around the Outlook plugin not working properly since V9 and now V10 wants to freeze up the whole PC, so I can't just standby and wait for a fix any longer. Otherwise I renewed my 5 licenses for nothing.