script to disable firewall

samerrustom · 08 May 2023

I am looking for a way to disable firewall.
I need help from script expert to make a script or batch to disable firewall for testing purposes please.

Paul Black · 08 May 2023

Hello @samerrustom,

samerrustom said:

I am looking for a way to disable firewall.
. . . disable firewall for testing purposes please.

I assume that you are talking about Windows Defender Firewall ?

It would probably be best to disable the Windows Defender Firewall Profiles so that the Service is still available and running, or is that NOT what you want ?

In a Batch Script [ with Admin Privileges ] you would use something like :

Code:


Turn OFF     : NetSh AdvFirewall set AllProfiles State Off
Turn ON      : NetSh AdvFirewall set AllProfiles State On

Check STATUS : @echo off & NetSh AdvFirewall Show AllProfiles State | find /I " ON" >nul && (echo ^> Firewall Status: ON) || echo ^> Firewall Status: OFF

I hope this helps.

RickC · 08 May 2023

Or (elevated) PowerShell:

Code:

Set-NetFirewallProfile -Profile Domain,Public,Private -Enabled False

Hope this helps...

bro67 · 08 May 2023

samerrustom said:

I am looking for a way to disable firewall.
I need help from script expert to make a script or batch to disable firewall for testing purposes please.

You do not need a script. Really do not know why you would want to open the machine up to problems when the firewall is there to protect it.

samerrustom · 08 May 2023

thank you @RickC your powershell command disabled the firewall, but i need a script (batch) for testing purposes.

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Hi @Paul Black sorry for respond.
Thank you for your comment. I pasted the provided script to a notepad file then saved it with .bat extension.
I ran the command several times (run as admin), but the firewall is still enabled.
Please let me know if I did something wrong.

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Hi @Paul Black
It is my fault I copied both commands into the same batch file. I understood that I have to copy of the below command into the script file.
I copied the (Check STATUS) command into another script file but it is not giving an info or message. Do I need to add it to the Turn OFF or Turn ON script please?

Turn OFF : NetSh AdvFirewall set AllProfiles State Off
Turn ON : NetSh AdvFirewall set AllProfiles State On

Check STATUS : @echo off & NetSh AdvFirewall Show AllProfiles State | find /I " ON" >nul && (echo ^> Firewall Status: ON) || echo ^> Firewall Status: OFF

Paul Black · 08 May 2023

Hello @samerrustom,

I did NOT realise that you are NOT familiar with Batch Scripts, sorry.

Part of what I posted were the descriptions / information. The ACTUAL Script to use are as follows:

Turn OFF:

Code:


NetSh AdvFirewall set AllProfiles State Off

Turn ON:

Code:


NetSh AdvFirewall set AllProfiles State On

Check STATUS:

Code:


@echo off & NetSh AdvFirewall Show AllProfiles State | find /I " ON" >nul && (echo ^> Firewall Status: ON) || echo ^> Firewall Status: OFF

I hope this helps.