Post Description

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Windows Firewall Control is a nifty little application which extends the functionality of the Windows Firewall and provides quick access to the most frequent options of Windows Firewall. It runs in the system tray and allows user to control the native firewall easily without having to waste time by navigating to the specific part of the firewall. This is the best tool to manage the native firewall from Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Server 8.

Windows Firewall Control offers four filtering modes which can be switched with just a mouse click:
No Filtering – Windows Firewall is turned off. Avoid using this setting unless you have another firewall running on your computer.
High Filtering – All outgoing connections are blocked. This setting blocks all attempts to connect to and from your computer.
Medium Filtering – Outgoing connections that do not match a rule are blocked. Only programs you allow can initiate outgoing connections.
Low Filtering – Outgoing connections that do not match a rule are allowed. You can block the programs you do not want to initiate outgoing connections.

• Just one small executable file. All features are packed in the same file.
• Full support for executing tasks from standard user accounts.
• Intuitive and easy accessible interface in the system tray.
• Allow or block a program to connect to the internet with just one mouse click.
• Shell integration into the right click context menu of the executable files.
• Search for invalid rules with the possibility to delete them.
• Quick access to edit Windows Firewall rules directly from the program interface.
• Choose if you want the program to start at user logon.
• Import and export the policy of the program.
• Protection to unauthorized uninstallation.
• Possibility to restore previous settings at uninstallation.
• Check for a new version from the program interface.
• And many more… Just give it a try.
• Learning Mode which provides notifications for blocked outgoing connections.
• Search for executable files through folders and create new rules in seconds.
• Choose if you want the program to start at user logon.
• Import and export the settings of the program.
• Protection to unauthorized uninstallation.
• Possibility to restore previous settings at uninstallation.

System Requirements
√ Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.0
√ Compatible with all 32bit and 64bit versions of Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista. Windows XP is not supported.
√ Windows Firewall service is required to be enabled for Windows Firewall Control to run.
√ DNS Client service is required to be enabled for the notifications to work properly.

Known Limitations
√ Windows Firewall have some incompatibility problems with "avast! Web Shield" enabled. Read here about this.

√ Learning Mode is incompatible with BoxCryptor software.
√ Due to multiple system configurations and software installed there may be incompatibility problems.
Please report them all and help us to improve Windows Firewall Control. Thank you for your support !