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This creates an exception rule for it, which you can edit later (as above).

If you recognise the program and want to allow it to communicate choose Unblock.

The program will be blocked from communicating with your computer and will be blocked without prompting if it tries to communicate in the future.

If you do not recognise the program you should choose Keep Blocking.

You may have your attention drawn to a program that the firewall has blocked by a pop-up window entitled 'Windows Security Alert' and given the choice to Keep Blocking, Unblock or Ask Me Later.

To change the computers it is allowed to communicate with, click on Advanced Settings from the Windows Firewall parent page, find the exception in the inbound and/or outbound list and then click Properties to change the scope.

To permanently revoke its exception, highlight it and click on Remove.

To temporarily revoke its exception, click on the Private or Public tick box to remove the tick.

You should now see the program in the list with a tick beside it. You can specify several in a list separated by commas. These rules can include details of specific computers you want to allow or deny, through adding the IP address or Hostname of that computer.

Or a better option: From the parent Windows Firewall page, click on Advanced Settings and choose add new inbound or outbound rules for specific apps or features.

This only includes computers on the part of the University’s network you are on, not the whole University.

If the communication is only with computers on your private network, tick the Private tick box and leave the Public box empty.

If the program needs to communicate with specific computers you can do one of the following:.

Click on the program from the list to select it or click on Add Another App to find it.

Choose Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall.

Click Windows Firewall or Windows Defender Firewall.

Right Click on the Windows Start menu button and select Control Panel.

The easiest way to grant a Firewall exception on Windows 10 for a specific program is: You can set the firewall to allow these to work properly. The Windows firewall can stop some programs working.