windows firewall

I've got a comp that used to be connected to a domain where it was locked down pretty tightly. I've got full admin rights on it, but it's still denying me the right to change settings in McAfee (and other programs like Windows Firewall, etc). I *thought* I cleared out all group policies on the...

hi guys, i want to add port from exception tab in windows firewall page. but change settings button is grayed out. how can i enable it? ( i login as admin and win is 7) thanks in advance control panel/windows firewall/allow a program or feature through firewall/ change settings buttom

Widows Firewall keeps popping a notification that host process for windows services Windows Firewall is blocking a inbound from WHS which I assume means Windows Home Server. The problem is I do not have a WHS so why would it keep trying to contact me?

Provides a solution to error message "Windows firewall cannot change some of your settings Error code 0x8007042c" when you try to turn on Windows Firewall after you upgrade to Windows 7. Link Removed - Invalid URL

I used the standard trick of assigning permissions to the "Everyone" group to allow file sharing among all the Windows 7 and winXP computers on my home network. All was working fine until my son took his computer to school and they made him load their security software. When he came home for...

Describes several methods to resolve the issue where Windows Update, Microsoft Update, update for Microsoft Security Essentials, or when you start the Windows Firewall, you receive a "0x80070424" error code. More...

Hello guys ! I seek all the information I searched over the Internet and no solution. When I'm still using Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit, the game was fine and no issue, just a crappy frame-per-second numbers which is why I upgraded my RAM to 4GB and fresh new installation of Windows 7...

Hi, so i've got this virus that i recieved from an infected .exe file that i downloaded. My bad, i should've known as it happened before when nothing happened when i clicked it. Well, i've tried a bunch of stuff to remove it, but here's basicly what happens: It makes files in my...

I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, now when i go to Control Panel and then to Windows Firewall I notice that it is turned off with box saying " update your Firewall settings " use "recommended settings " so I click on it and then I get a message coming up saying " WINDOWS FIREWALL CAN'T...

While it may be a short term solution, there's a beta security program named ESET Endpoint Security (Beta) that runs well on Windows 8 CP. It's good through 04/30/2012. ESET has always delivered great security products, and is working hard to deliver more. For those who doesn't trust Windows...

Provides several methods to try when Windows Update or Microsoft Update, update Microsoft Security Essentials, or launch Windows Firewall receieve a "0x80070424" error code. More...

Hey guys, I have a small network, running 5 computers. One of these computers needs to stay offline, but is needing to connect to the network to backup on the backup drive. Is there a way I can use windows firewall to block all internet access to this computer? Thanks

Hello, I've been having a difficult time with trying to find a solution to a problem I've been having for about a week already. Every time I open a website page associated with Google, the page never fully downloads, and especially, graphics do not load properly. In Chrome, which I used most...

I use Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Firewall so I thought I would use Windows Defender as well. According to my computer it is not running. When I click on it to start I receive a message "This program is turned off". "If you would like to use this program click here to turn it on"...

i have a policy in windows firewall "Core Networking - DNS (UDP-Out)" that allows all programs to access the dns server, but i want to choose which programs are allowed, how to do so?

Hello, I am having serious issues with my port forwarding. This is my long story made short: I used to have a modem which couldn't be port-forwarded, so I got a new one from my ISP. I called my ISP (I have ADSL internet connection) so they opened 2 ports, they did so successfully. The ports are...

Provides a resolution to an issue that you receive an error message "Windows firewall cannot change some of your settings Error code 0x8007042c" when you try to turn on your Windows Firewall after you upgrade to Windows 7. More...

Hi, thanks in advance for any insights anyone may have. Here are the descriptions from "Who Crashed": On Wed 3/9/2011 10:45:36 PM GMT your computer crashed crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\030911-22526-01.dmp This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x80640)...

I have a Windows 7 Desktop mainly used as a server to store files and I have a Windows 7 Laptop used to mainly access and store files to the desktop. I do not use homegroups because I find that workgroups work better for what I am doing. I have researched hours and hours on forums and googling...

How can you find out which port windows firewall opened up on another computer?