Turn Windows Firewall ON or OFF Windows 10
The firewall helps to protect a device from external intruders and unauthorized access. It is an important security tool for any computer connected to a network. The Windows Defender Firewall was introduced by Microsoft to tackle the security problems on the Windows computers. But it also causes a few problems if another firewall program is installed on the computer. Read the following steps to turn Windows Firewall ON or OFF Windows 10 computer.
Turn on Windows Firewall
- Search for the Control Panel on the computer.
- Select the top result to open the Control Panel window.
- In the Control Panel window, navigate to System and Security.
- If the System and security menu is not present, then set View by to Category.
- Click Windows Firewall and then select Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off on the left panel.
- Under Private network settings, click the radio button near Turn Windows Firewall ON or OFF Windows 10.
- Enable the Windows Firewall feature for the public network if required.
- Click the OK button to save the settings.
Turn off Windows Firewall
- Go to the Windows Firewall screen and click Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off.
- Select the radio button of Turn off Windows Defender Firewall (not recommended) for the Private network settings and the Public network settings.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Shortcut to open the Windows Firewall screen
- On the desktop screen of your Windows 10 computer, press the Win and the R keys together to open the Run dialog box.
- Type “controlfirewall.cpl” in the field and click OK to run the command.
- Otherwise, launch the Command Prompt window on the screen.
- Enter the command mentioned in the previous step and press Enter.
- Now, successfully Turn Windows Firewall ON or OFF Windows 10 screen will appear.