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Configuring Windows Firewall Rules

The basic Windows Firewall allows you to create rules based on programs and features only while to create firewall rules based on port addresses or services you need to use the WFAS (Windows Firewall with Advanced Security). In this article we will see how to configure exceptions based on programs using the basic Windows Firewall.

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Categories: Security Tags: allow program, control panel, feature, features, Firewall, rules, WFAS, windows firewall

Further Reading
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  Hidden secrets the average user doesn’t know about Windows 7
  
  Microsoft’s GPO Excel sheet for Windows Server 2012
  
  The 12 most popular Windows command-line tools
  
  Showing Administrative Tools on the Start Menu
  
  Add Search Internet link to Windows 7 Start Menu
  
  Windows 8 Data Backup and Recovery Features
  
  Find out which Hypervisor your Windows 7 is running on!

Command line Tips

getmac | clip Copy my computer's MAC address to the clipboard
netsh advfirewall show allprofiles Check the status of the Windows Firewall
netsh INT IPv4 show addresses Shows the IP address configurations for all interfaces
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=”ICMPv4″ protocol=icmpv4:any,any dir=in action=allow Adds a firewall rule that allows ICMP echo requests (ping)
netsh advfirewall reset Resets firewall to default settings
News

Microsoft announced that it has sold 450 million Windows 7 licenses since the launch of two years ago. Windows 7 has an average market share of 40.5% exceeding Windows XP by 2% -
October 2011

With Windows 7 Microsoft made a commitment to work on many more existing PCs by keeping system requirements low and maintaining compatibility. Looking just at Windows 7 customers, there are currently more than 450 million PCs that will be able to run Windows 8, but Microsoft expects that many systems running Windows Vista and even Windows XP will also be eligible -
January 2012