How to enable windows 7 firewall

How to enable windows 7 firewall

If for some reason the reason your firewall on Windows is disabled, then it is necessary to re-enable it in the next time. Disconnect the firewall can be dangerous for your system, and is also fraught with unauthorized access to a personal computer of a malicious software. Any program may fail and in the case of a firemumber - if any error turned it off, you will find the instruction on the inclusion in this article.

1
Go to the control panel. Click on "Start" and locate the "Control Panel" field in the right menu.

2
In the window that appears, you need to change the type of icons to the smallest to quickly find Windows Firewall. Click on the blue link to the right from above, where "large icons" is written. Change the value to "minor icons" by clicking on the phrase once with the mouse.

3
In the second column, find the Windows Firewall field and click on it.

4
The firewall window will appear before you. In the left part you will find a small menu from links. You need the third top with the words "Enabling and Disable Windows Firewall". Go to these settings by pressing the mouse once.

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You will see two firewall settings: for a private network and public. It is recommended to turn on the firewall for both points. Put the ticks opposite the words "Enable Firewall Windows" and there, and there. Click the "OK" button at the bottom of the window.

6
On this setting may not end, you must make sure that the program is running and works correctly. To do this, you need to independently go to Windows running services and check it out, and if necessary, and turn on there firewall.

Open Start and write "Services" in the search bar. In the following programs, click on it with the mouse. Please note that you need no component services, but services.

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Among all the services, find the firewall. If the Count "Status" is written "Works", then your firewall has been launched and the problem lies completely not here. If the words "works" no, then click on the "Windows Firewall" line twice.

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In this window, you can run the firewall personally. In the General tab, find the "Status" string, there are a number of buttons under it. Click on "Run" and wait until the firewall program starts. After that, click "OK" or "Apply".

9
Do not start the firewall and in the system itself. Therefore, go back to the Startsbar and write "System Configuration" again. Click on the program.

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The configuration window opens, go to the "Services" tab and find the Windows Firewall field. If on the opposite the word "works", the firewall is run correctly. If not, then check the box on the contrary. After that, click on the "Apply" field.

After all manipulations, your firewall will again work correctly and without interruptions. In exactly the same way you can turn it off. Take this article on the note and at any time you will have the opportunity to reanimate the firewall.

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