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service customization

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Service customization in Windows Firewall refers to the ability to configure rules to apply to all programs and services or only to services. A common issue is that setting a rule to apply to services only may block executables like Internet Explorer, while allowing all programs and services works. This suggests that the executable is not running as a service. For troubleshooting, the security audit log in Event Viewer may not show differences between these settings, so additional logging or auditing tools may be needed to diagnose why service-only rules fail.
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    Windows 7 Understanding Service Setting Customization for Windows Firewall Rules

    The outbound rules allowed in windows firewall require the service customization to be set to allow all programs and services. Any reason this doesn't work for "apply to services only" for an executable such as internet explorer? Is there some other program that is needed? The security audit...
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