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Windows 10 Firewall Wrongly Blocking ⛒ A Software Program? The Best Way You Should Instruct Windows 10 Firewall That A Program Is OK To Access The World Wide Web ⤁

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  • Correcting Windows 10 Firewall App Internet Access Blocking
  • How to Notify Windows 10 Network Security Center to Let a Software Program Access the World Wide Web

Correcting Windows 10 Firewall App Internet Access Blocking

If Windows 10 Firewall & Internet Security is incorrectly Restricting Internet Access to a Software Program (preventing the software from running properly) this page contains a tutorial on the simplest way you should tell Windows 10 Firewall to Allow the Program to Access to the WWW.

How to Notify Windows 10 Network Security Center to Let a Software Program Access the World Wide Web

  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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