How to Turn On or Off Microsoft Defender Firewall in Windows 10
Oct 6, 2020 · 1 Open the Windows Security, and click/tap on the Firewall & network protection icon. 2 Click/tap on Domain network, Private network or Public network you want to turn on or off Microsoft …
Add or Remove Allowed Apps through Windows Firewall in Windows 10
Dec 29, 2020 · How to Add or Remove Allowed Apps through Windows Defender Firewall in Windows 10 Starting with Windows 10 build 16193, Windows Firewall has been renamed to Windows …
Turn On or Off Network Discovery in Windows 10 | Tutorials
Sep 13, 2025 · How to Turn On or Off Network Discovery in Windows 10 By default, the first time you connect to a new network (wired or wireless), you will be prompted "Do you want to allow your PC to …
Set Network Location to Private, Public, or Domain in Windows 10
Aug 16, 2021 · How to Set Network Location to Private, Public, or Domain in Windows 10 A network location identifies the type of network that a PC is connected to with a network adapter. By default, …
Windows 10 "Service Host: Local Service (No Network)" drains CPU ...
Jan 6, 2018 · I solved my problem by restoring Windows Defender Firewall to default settings, as mentioned in this post. A very nice explanation and debugging is also given in this superuser reply. I …
How do I force Windows 10 to see a network as private?
Dec 27, 2016 · In Windows 8/8.1 Microsoft moved those settings to the new settings app. I personally don't like it. These instructions are for wired Ethernet connections. I can't find a setting for individual …
How to detect if a network is blocking outgoing ports?
Jul 3, 2018 · How do I confirm if my network is blocking outgoing ports? I'm having issues accessing services on servers running on ports other than port 80 and 443. For example, I cannot ssh into any …
networking - Cannot ping a Windows 11 machine - Super User
Oct 26, 2021 · Try this - it should not make a difference to Ping. Windows Firewall should be Default. I make network settings, firewall settings, and IP addressing to be very much standard or default. …
Turn On or Off Windows Defender Firewall Notifications in Windows 10
May 16, 2019 · Starting with Windows 10 build 16193, Windows Firewall has been renamed to Windows Defender Firewall. Windows Firewall can help prevent hackers or malicious software from gaining …
How to tell which windows firewall rule is blocking traffic
Sep 30, 2016 · The Windows firewall is really to protect your PC from the network, not the network from your PC. The network should have its own firewall to protect it.