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How to turn the firewall on and off in Windows 7, 8, 10

Hukum96.com – Don’t get confused, here’s how to turn off the firewall on Windows 7, 8, and 10. There are instructions on how to turn it on too. As a Windows user, do you need to be familiar with the firewall? Then what is the function of this firewall?

Firewall is one of the standard functions of Windows, the function of which is to protect our laptops and PCs from malicious attacks. Not only viruses, this firewall is also useful for protecting user data when using public networks.

But sometimes we have to turn this firewall off. Especially when installing various software from outside. Quite a few feel disturbed by the notifications of this firewall and want to switch them off.

3 ways to disable the firewall in Windows 7, 8 and 10

Especially for those of you who want to know how to disable Windows 10 or 7 and 8 firewall, this article is very suitable. Here I provide three tutorials that are certainly useful and guaranteed to work. Here is the guide.

Using Firewall.cpl

1. Please press Windows + R simultaneously.
2. Then type Firewall.cpl and press Enter.

Firewall.cpl

3. Please select on the Windows Firewall page Turn the Windows Firewall on or off.

Select Turn Windows Defender Firewall On or Off

4. Please select in the private network settings Disable Windows Firewall (not recommended).
5. And so are the public network settings.

Turn off Windows Defender Firewall

6. End with a click OK.

Using CMD

1. Press Start and then type in the search field. Tap CMD Then, press ENTER.
2. Right-click on Command Prompt and select Execute as administrator.

Run CMD as administrator

3. Enter the following command to turn off the firewall.

netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off

4. Then press Enter. Then the firewall switches off automatically.

Turn off the firewall

5. To turn it on, please enter the following command.

netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state on

Activate the firewall

This method is pretty easy as all you need to do is open cmd and copy the code above. But if you don’t like cmd, please use the manual method as below.

Use the start button

1. Click the button begin.
2. Then type Firewall in the search field.
3. Select menu Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security.

Windows Defender Firewall

4. Please select on the Windows Firewall page Turn the Windows Firewall on or off.
5. Select in the settings for private network and public network please Disable Windows Firewall (not recommended).
7. Finally, click on OK.

How to turn the firewall back on

Enable Windows Defender Firewall

To turn on the firewall in all windows, all you have to do is go to the Windows firewall and select Activate the Windows Firewall. Simple, isn’t it?

This is the article on how to disable the firewall on Windows 7, 8 and 10. Hopefully this article is useful and don’t forget to share it on your social media.

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