


The procedure to open a port remains more or less the same. Related: How to check what Ports are open? Open port in Windows FirewallĪt times, you may feel the need of opening a port in the Windows firewall to let a specific IP communicate with your computer. This step is however optional.įinally, click the Finish button to configure the settings.

If you want, you can add the description to the new rule. Give a name of your choice to the new rule. Later, select all the profiles available for different types of connections (Domain, Private and Public) and click Next to continue. Next, select ‘Block the connection’ as the Action and click Next. Then choose one port like 80 as shown in the screenshot below. For safety purposes, I tried blocking TCP port. Then, from the right pane select the ‘New Rule’ option.ĭoing so will open the ‘New Inbound Rule Wizard’ window.įrom it, select ‘Port’ as the new Rule Type and click Next. From the list, select Inbound Rules to display the inbound rules section. Now, if you see the firewall window shows a list of rules on the left side. This will bring up the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security window. When in the ‘Advanced Settings’ of Windows 8 firewall, click the Advanced settings link in the left-hand pane of the main firewall dialog. In this post, we will see in detail how to block or open a port in Windows 11/10/8/7 firewall. We have already seen how to manage Windows Firewall. Then open Firewall and click on its ‘Advanced Settings’ link. This is simple, simply open up the control panel and in its search box type – Firewall.

However, for this, you need to get to the advanced settings of the firewall. According to your needs, you can configure Windows Firewall settings (block or open port in Windows 11/10/8/7) and restore defaults if you are unsatisfied with the default Windows Firewall settings.
