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In the Customize Settings window, select Turn on Windows Firewall and click OK.

If your firewall is disabled, you’ll see Windows Firewall marked “Off.” To turn it on, in the left navigation pane, you can click on Turn Windows Firewall on or off.

If you have an antivirus or other security program installed with its own firewall feature, make sure that you disabled that first.

Enabling Your Windows FirewallĬaution: You should only have one software firewall enabled at a time. Below you can find the steps to follow to enable or disable this feature in these versions of Windows. You should always check that it is enabled since it is an important security feature for protecting your system. However, it could be disabled by default. In Microsoft Windows 8 and 10, you get a pre-installed firewall utility.

Or disable it to use alternative software based on your company’s security policies. You might be required to enable the Windows Firewall by your job.