The Windows firewall is a fine place to start, but there are better options.

Windows 11 users are experiencing issues with a Firewall configuration error when using Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, following the June 26 KB5060829 ...

Learn how BitLocker, passkeys, Microsoft Defender, and other Windows 11 security features protect your data, accounts, apps, and devices.

Microsoft asked customers this week to disregard incorrect Windows Firewall errors that appear after rebooting their systems following the installation of the June 2025 preview update. These warnings ...

Windows’ built-in network protection is like a front door that is locked from the outside, but through which any resident can carry valuables outside without being checked. By default, Microsoft ...

If you see the message Security or firewall might be blocking the connection following completion of Windows Network Diagnostics to determine what’s causing internet or network connection issues on ...

This article will show you how to turn off Windows 11 firewall temporarily and disable it permanently until such time you want to re-enable it. You may also learn how to allow a specific application ...

If you want to remove duplicate Windows Firewall rules, this article is for you. Sometimes, the firewall recreates rules after an update, after some configurations, or after installing a program on ...

Does the Windows firewall protect your computer sufficiently? What contribution does your router make -- and who needs additional security software? This article explains. The firewall is one of the ...

Windows 11 will no longer add SMB1 Windows Defender Firewall rules when creating new SMB shares starting with today's Canary Channel Insider Preview Build 25992 build. Before this change and since ...