Fixing Windows 10 Firewall Software Internet Access Prevention
If Windows 10 Firewall & Internet Security is incorrectly Blocking a Software (thus preventing the software from running the way it's designeded to) this page shows you how to tell Windows 10 Firewall & Security to Allow the Software to Access the World Wide Web.
How to Notify Windows 10 Firewall to Permit a Program Access the WWW
- Click the Windows 10 Start button in the system tray. This will cause the Windows 10 System Tray to Expand.
- Type the word
Firewall
.
- You will see the word
Firewall & network protection
. Click that. This will launch the Firewall & Network Protection App.
- Click the text
Allow an app through firewall
. This will cause the Windows Defender Firewall Allowed Apps Dialog to Display.
- 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
.
- 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.
- 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.
- Click the
OK
button to close any/all open dialog boxes.
Windows 10 Start Button
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Windows 10 Start Button
Windows 10 Firewall & Network Protection Dialog Box
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Windows 10 Firewall & Network Protection Dialog Box
Windows 10 Defender Firewall Allowed Apps Dialog Box
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Windows 10 Defender Firewall Allowed Apps Dialog Box
Windows 10 Defender Firewall Add New Software Allowed Internet Access Dialog
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Windows 10 Defender Firewall Add New Software Allowed Internet Access Dialog