Windows Defender Antivirus Network Inspection Service issues since Windows 10 2004 update

Anonymous
2020-08-06T08:15:09+00:00

I got the 2004 update yesterday and that went well enough otherwise but I am having a problem with the Windows Defender Antivirus Network Inspection Service that I did not have previously. 

  1. I noticed in Event Viewer several Errors that began immediately upon completion of the update last night: 

The Microsoft Defender Antivirus Network Inspection Service service depends on the Microsoft Defender Antivirus Network Inspection System Driver service which failed to start because of the following error: 

The supplied user buffer is not valid for the requested operation.

  1. Further inspection has revealed that there is now a problem with Real Time Updates. 

Microsoft Defender Antivirus Real-Time Protection feature has encountered an error and failed.

  Feature: Network Inspection System

Error Code: 0x8007042c

Error description: The dependency service or group failed to start. 

Reason: The system is missing updates that are required for running Network Inspection System.  Install the required updates and restart the device.

I've got this error repeatedly (3002). 

  1. I went into security and maintenance to see what was going on with my security settings. That is not showing anything "wrong." 
  2. The Network Inspection Service is configured to manual, not automatic. I can't change this. 
  3. Real-time protection is on, and has been on. On Virus & threat protection settings, all of those are still toggled on, and those settings are the same before and after the upgrade. I haven't tried turning them on and off again yet. 
  4. I already did the August Safety scan, but I downloaded a fresh copy and am re-running it. 
  5. I did dism and sfc checks and they showed no problems that needed repair. 

Something is definitely wrong with the install of Windows Defender tho... Help? How do I fix this and stop the errors and get it reconfigured properly. Do I have to reinstall it?

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-08-06T11:59:27+00:00

    Thanks for the reply.

    I've gone through the article linked, and checked all the registry entries.

    All the start types were validated and correct.

    I am still getting errors in Event Viewer. Something is wrong somewhere and I am more suspicious of the 2004 udpate.

    I've located the WdNisDrv  Microsoft Defender Antivirus Network Inspection System Driver as a result of the registry entry and it showing me where to find the file -- but this service isn't listed in services. Should it be?

    I went through the dependencies on the services  tab for WdNisSvc and checked all of them. WdNisDrv is just not listed in the services.msc pane unless it's under a name I can't locate.

    Here is more detailed information about the errors.

    Still seeing

    The Microsoft Defender Antivirus Network Inspection Service service depends on the Microsoft Defender Antivirus Network Inspection System Driver service which failed to start because of the following error:

    The supplied user buffer is not valid for the requested operation.

    What is "user buffer not valid" ?? How do I address this.

    Is this the missing WdNisDrv / driver?

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-08-06T10:30:43+00:00

    Hi,

    In that case, can you try the suggestions in the below Microsoft link & see if any of those fix the issue for you.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/for...

    Regards

    Shuaib

    Independent Advisor

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-08-06T10:15:52+00:00

    Hi, thanks for the reply.

    This issue is not related to Windows Firewall. Firewall is running. This is a problem with WdNisSvc and WdNisDrv. 

    Right now I see in services 

    mpssvc / Windows Defender Firewall / Running 

    The problem is with the Microsoft Defender Antivirus Network Inspection Service service depends on the Microsoft Defender Antivirus Network Inspection System Driver. 

    The error code is not just for the firewall but other connectivity issues. I am seeing the error code with the Inspection service because it cannot connect. The later error in the Event Viewer is telling me that missing components are a problem. After further research the best I can tell (I might be wrong) is that the Driver is missing. Visual inspection in the Program Files for Microsoft Defender and ATP show no Driver -- so maybe it is indeed a problem. 

    If there is a configuration issue with the firewall that is something I have no idea how to troubleshoot. 

    I just completed a full current Safety scan and found no issues. 

    As for some of the other instructions on the page you linked, I verified all those other services are indeed running though  FwcAgent is no longer needed with this version of Windows as per what I found on the internet. 

    Thanks.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-08-06T09:57:45+00:00

    Hi,

    My name is Mohammed Shuaib, an Independent Advisor & I'm here to assist you with the issue of Windows defender. As per the Error Code: 0x8007042c the service is dependent on WIndows firewall so I suggest you Turn on Windows Firewall. Please follow the below article to Turn on Windows Firewall.

    https://windowsreport.com/firewall-error-0x8007...

    Let me know the status after performing the above.

    Regards

    Shuaib

    Independent Advisor

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-08-06T08:23:00+00:00

    I went through the configuration for Real Time Protection and toggled them all on and off again. I then looked in the Event Viewer to see those 'events' reflected. 

    1. I turned it off... ok

    Microsoft Defender Antivirus Real-time Protection scanning for malware and other potentially unwanted software was disabled.

    1. I turned it on... 

    Microsoft Defender Antivirus Real-time Protection scanning for malware and other potentially unwanted software was enabled.

    but it failed to start and I got an error 3002

    Microsoft Defender Antivirus Real-Time Protection feature has encountered an error and failed.

      Feature: Network Inspection System

      Error Code: 0x8007042c

      Error description: The dependency service or group failed to start. 

      Reason: The system is missing updates that are required for running Network Inspection System.  Install the required updates and restart the device.

    But like I said, I did the dism and sfc and there were no problems found -- do I need to reinstall defender?

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