Allow a program to break through Windows Firewall

Windows Firewall is a great tool, but sometimes you may find that it’s blocking a particular program from working. There’s an easy fix. Head to the Control Panel, and then click on the Windows Firewall icon. Then on the top left-hand corner of the screen, you should see an option to “Allow a program […]

Patrick Stafford 17 August, 2012

tech-tricks Windows Firewall is a great tool, but sometimes you may find that it’s blocking a particular program from working.

There’s an easy fix. Head to the Control Panel, and then click on the Windows Firewall icon. Then on the top left-hand corner of the screen, you should see an option to “Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall”.

Just follow the prompts to exempt your particular program, and then save the settings. That program should now work properly.