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https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall

> Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP)

So much better than anything else I tested. Easy to import/export rules (XML) and there's also portable mode and advanced options (that goes beyond the simple UI you can see in the image).




Thanks for the recommendation. Looks like a really good app. It recommends to disable the Windows firewall - which is understandable. But, then you start getting pestered by Windows to turn it back on. Do you turn off the Windows firewall or have them both turned on?


I disabled the firewall and alerts in the control panel.

This might be outdated but it's in the Control Panel or Action Center somewhere (Security and Maintenance area?). https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2010/12/16/di...

I'm also using this simplewall option:

> Enable boot-time filters – Prevent data leak during system startup, even before "Base Filtering Engine" (BFE) service starts.




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