If you use third party Firewalls, then red Avira umbrella will be permanently closed if you install Avira Windows Firewall option

I know the solution to this problem but it's been a problem on Avira for what I feel is 10+ years:

If you are using a third party Firewall like Comodo Firewall, then you must do a custom Avira install and UNCHECK: Windows Firewall.

If you leave Firewall CHECKED then Avira umbrella will integrate with Windows Firewall ON/OFF switch and will be closed even if you are using better third party Firewalls like Comodo Firewall instead of Windows Firewall.

In other words, if you don't UNCHECK: Windows Firewall, you will have to permanently keep Windows Firewall ON for Avira umbrella to be open, even if you use other, better firewalls.

Maybe there should be a better solution, I hope you pass this on to developers.

Also THANK YOU Avira developers for removing some bloatware, it made me reinstall Avira after a long break. Please consider this user feedback and nothing more: Avira can and should offer extra non-default features to its customers. That is not bloatware.

Bloat ware is _mandatory_ installation of various "system speed-ups" or browser extensions or defacing Windows right click menus. For example, right click "Scan selected files with Avira" is great and necessary.
But anything else installed by default in the right click menu is bloatware.

Thank you for removing bloatware from Avira, it was a terrible decision to force "system speed-ups" and such onto customers.