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How to restore Base Filtering Engine manually?

To restore the service follow these recovery instructions:

1. Download ZIP file BFE.zip to your local hard drive and extract BFE.reg registry file from it.

2. Import this file into registry by double-clicking on it in Windows Explorer and answering "Yes" to confirmation question. Then reboot your computer.

Adding information in system registry warning

3. After rebooting run Regedit and browse to location "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BFE\Parameters\Policy" (arrow 1 on the image), right click and open "Permissions" (arrow 2 on the image). Please read here how to work with system registry if you are not familiar with it.

Open persmissions for 'Base Filtering Engine' service registry key

4. In the "Permissions for Policy" window, click "Advanced" (arrow 1 on the image) and then in the next window click "Add" (arrow 2 on the image).

Adding new persmission for 'Base Filtering Engine' service registry key

5. Enter "NT Service\BFE" in the "Enter the object name to select" box (arrow 3 on the image) and click "Check names" (arrow 4 on the image) your text should change to just "BFE" (arrow 5 on the image).

Changing settings for the new permission

6. Click "OK" (arrow 6 on the image) and then check the following privileges in the list (arrow 7 on the image):

  • "Query Value"
  • "Set Value"
  • "Create Subkey"
  • "Enumerate Subkeys"
  • "Notify"
  • "Read Control"

7. Press "OK" to confirm all changes (arrow 8 on the image) and reboot your computer.

Setting privileges for the new permission