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How to set up and use the firewall on Windows 11

As internet threats have evolved, Windows has consistently provided tools to help users stay safe online. One of the earliest examples is the Windows firewall (formally known today as the Microsoft ...
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windows firewall on workstaions GPO and port exceptions

hi all,<BR><BR>I want to firewall off all my workstaions (company secpol)<BR><BR>and to make management easyer, i want to setup a "trusted host" eg; a server that is fully trusted and want to add the ...
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Block Active Attacks using Shields Up mode in Windows Firewall

To block active attacks using the Shields Up mode in Windows Firewall of Windows 11/10 you will have to manually enable the required option using any one of these two methods: Via Windows Settings Via ...
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Windows Firewall: Why does it block everything that's not on the local subnet?

I've just setup IPsec on my router (pfSense) and my IPsec clients have a different subnet (192.168.10.0/24) than my LAN subnet (192.168.0.0/24). By default, the Windows Firewall (in Windows 7 at least ...