Geekers - A firewall is a system that has an important role in preventing unauthorized or dangerous access originating from a network or the internet. If you are often connected to a network, for example the internet, then you really need to activate this firewall to prevent traffic that is considered unsafe or dangerous.
This firewall can control access to private networks and public networks. Even though it has an important role, there are also some people who want to turn off the firewall system on their operating system, for example on the Windows OS. They do this maybe for several purposes such as giving access to data traffic that is actually safe but is considered by the firewall system as a threat.
How to Turn Off the Firewall in Windows 7, 8 and 10
Now for how to turn off the firewall on Windows 7, 8 and 10 it's actually the same, there's no difference at all except for the interface display of each version of Windows. Check out the steps as follows:
List of contents
* How to Turn Off the Firewall in Windows 7, 8 and 10
+ A. The first way
+ B. The second way
* Failed to turn off the firewall?
* How to solve this problem
A. The first way
1. First you have to enter the Windows Firewall menu via the control panel. Or you can also press the Windows key + R then type firewall.cpl then Enter.
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2. On the Windows Firewall menu, select Turn Windows Firewall on or off.
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3. Then select Turn off Windows Firewall (not recommended) in both Private network settings and Public network settings. Then select OK.
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B. The second way
1. Press Ctrl + R. Then type firewall.cpl, then press Enter.
2. Select Advanced settings.
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3. Select Properties.
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4. On the Domain profile tab, select Off in the Firewall state option, then Apply.
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5. On the Private Profile tab, select Off as well then Apply.
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6. On the Public Profile tab, select Off as well and finally select OK.
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Failed to turn off the firewall?
Maybe you have a problem when you want to turn off the firewall through Windows Firewall because the Turn Windows Firewall on or off option cannot be clicked. One of the main causes of this problem is because all firewall settings are set by the antivirus installed on your PC or laptop.
As you can see in the image below it says These settings are being managed by vendor application Avast Premier, which means that all firewall settings are managed and controlled by the installed antivirus (for example, the antivirus on my laptop: Avast Premier.)
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How to solve this problem
To solve this, you can try the following steps:
1. Open your antivirus, then select Protection.
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2. Select Firewalls.
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3. Click the green ON button. Next, choose how long you want to turn off the firewall:
* Stop for 10 minutes (for 10 minutes)
* Stop for 1 hour (for 1 hour)
* Stop until your next restart (until the PC restarts again)
* Stop indefinitely (forever)
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You need to know that to turn off the firewall in each antivirus is different, so it's impossible for all of them to be the same as the one above. Most importantly, look for an option that says firewall on your antivirus.
If you have no important needs, it is not recommended to turn off the firewall on your PC or laptop. Since the role of the firewall is quite important as network traffic, turn off the firewall if necessary, not just a fad.
Alright, those are the steps on how to easily turn off the firewall on Windows 7, 8 and 10. Leave a comment below if you have questions about firewalls.
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