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Windows 10 Firewall Incorrectly Blocking ⛔ A Program? The Quickest Way You Should Direct Windows 10 Firewall & Security That A Program Is Safe To Connect With The WWW ⤁

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  • Correcting Windows 10 Firewall File Restrictions of Internet Access
  • How you can Tell Windows 10 Firewall & Network Protection to Permit a Software Have Access to the WWW

Correcting Windows 10 Firewall File Restrictions of Internet Access

If Windows 10 Firewall is falsely Restricting Internet Access to a Software Program, this page provides a tutorial on the best way to tell Windows 10 Firewall & Security to Permit the Software Program to Communicate with the Internet.

How you can Tell Windows 10 Firewall & Network Protection to Permit a Software Have Access to the WWW

  1. Click the Windows 10 Start button in the system tray. This will cause the Windows 10 System Tray to Expand.
  2. Type the word Firewall.
  3. You will see the word Firewall & network protection. Click that. This will launch the Firewall & Network Protection App.
  4. Click the text Allow an app through firewall. This will cause the Windows Defender Firewall Allowed Apps Dialog to Display.
  5. In the Windows Defender Firewall Allowed Apps Dialog, click the button with the text Change Settings (unless it is grayed out), and then click the button with the text Allow Another App.
  6. When the Add App dialog appears, click the button with the text Browser. to navigate to and select the file/software/program you wish to allow internet access.
  7. For the most successful results, make sure check BOTH the Private and Public checkboxes are checked, once the new app has been added to the list.
  8. Click the OK button to close any/all open dialog boxes.
Windows 10 Start Button
Image of Windows 10 Start Button.
Windows 10 Start Button
Windows 10 Firewall & Network Protection Dialog Box
Image of Windows 10 Firewall & Network Protection Dialog Box.
Windows 10 Firewall & Network Protection Dialog Box
Windows 10 Defender Firewall Allowed Apps Dialog Box
Image of Windows 10 Defender Firewall Allowed Apps Dialog Box.
Windows 10 Defender Firewall Allowed Apps Dialog Box
Windows 10 Defender Firewall Add New Software Allowed Internet Access Dialog
Image of Windows 10 Defender Firewall Add New Software Allowed Internet Access Dialog.
Windows 10 Defender Firewall Add New Software Allowed Internet Access Dialog

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