ESET 14.0.22 - Tardy Notification - Firewall & Network Protection - Win 10 Security Alert

[davidovitch 0]

Upon Win 10 startup, it takes almost 2 minutes before ESET 14.0.22 notifies Win 10 Security Center that it is active. 

Prior to that, there is a Win 10 security alert stating that there is no active anti-virus or firewall.  That said, my question.

Is there any active anti-virus/firewall protection during the period of time before ESET 14.0.22 notifies Win 10 Security that it's providing said protection?

Thanks, .. davidovitch

[JozefG 6]

@davidovitch Note that Windows Security Center service is delayed start service. Until it starts we cannot report anything as there would be bunch of errors.

Can you please share screenshot of such alert?

[davidovitch 0]

14 hours ago, JozefG said:

@davidovitch Note that Windows Security Center service is delayed start service. Until it starts we cannot report anything as there would be bunch of errors.

Can you please share screenshot of such alert?

ESET is active on the taskbar yet Win 10 Security Center is indicating that it is not providing firewall protection.  This lasts for ~1.5 minutes.

During this time, is ESET providing firewall protection or not?

Thanks, .. davidovitch

[itman 1,542]

8 minutes ago, davidovitch said:

ESET is active on the taskbar yet Win 10 Security Center is indicating that it is not providing firewall protection.  This lasts for ~1.5 minutes.

During this time, is ESET providing firewall protection or not?

Until Windows Security Center fully initializes, the alert shown and similar ones are normal.

Eset starts up immediately at boot time and all its security mechanisms are in effect and fully protecting you.

What needs to be explored is why WSC is taking so long to initialize. Using Win Task Manager, open its Startup tab. If a lot of apps are shown there, one or more of those are most likely the reason for the slow initialization of WSC.