I gave up.

Disabled all Windows Security notifications in the registry. Then I disabled the Windows Security notification icon in Task Manager - Startup.

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My name is Erik. We live in British Columbia wildfire country (which is actually much safer than past headlines would suggest).

I am an economist by training and a relatively sophisticated user....

earto, That solution will only work with Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise. Not with Home and similar versions.

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Does anybody know how to fix the unwanted firewall...