Getting Rid of Firewall Notifications

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  1. Posts : 2
    All the things, mostly *nix Windows to play games
       #11

    I think your IT skillz are disabled?


    Mystere said:
    I was talking about randomly disabling services like action center and hoping it will fix a problem, not the firewall. I think we can all safely assume that we know what disabling firewall does, particularly since MS gives you an official way to do so.

    So perhaps YOU should stop assuming...
    Disabling Action Center can crash the OS, seriously?
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  2. Posts : 558
    Windows 10
       #12

    Gary said:
    I disabled it only because I use Avast AIS which has it's own firewall which is much better. I firewall of some sort is needed as is an AV program.

    I disabled my firewall by mistake once and OMG , had Trojans and nasty crap all over the place , i think it's a must but i don't know much.
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  3. Posts : 17
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #13

    Honestly, if anyone is plugging their internet feed directly into their computer, they deserve malware and viruses. If you use a router and have a "DMZ" setting which routes all undefined traffic directly to your computer, you're sill deserving of the malware/virus infections. Routers are dirt cheap, and when properly configured (mostly just default settings, even), they are already acting as a very capable firewall that protects the equipment behind it.

    Even Windows Firewall won't protect people from clicking on malicious web links, though. So, you may want to get something else which monitors for and protects against malicious web content (most A/V software does that nicely). A firewall doesn't watch for that content.
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  4. Posts : 1
    windows 10
       #14

    Control Panel > System and Security > Security and Maintenance > Turn off messages about firewall
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    Windows 11 Home (x64) Version 21H1 (build 19043.1202)
       #15

    I would rather be notified than not, if some how a bug or virus or Malware was trying to attack my computer
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  6. Posts : 5,452
    windows 10 Pro ver 21H2 build 19044.1348
       #16

    zauom said:
    Control Panel > System and Security > Security and Maintenance > Turn off messages about firewall
    That's a pretty old thread. About 5 months old. Chances are the OP had the issue resolved by now.
    And the method has been posted in post #2.
    Last edited by davidhk; 27 Mar 2016 at 06:56.
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  7. Posts : 1
    Windows 10
       #17

    davidhk said:
    That's a pretty old thread. About 5 months old. Chances are the OP had the issue resolved by now.
    And the method has been posted in post #2.
    So now I understand how users like you and Mystere become pro users with thousands of post. You simply post meaningless responses that contributes absolutely nothing to the conversation and does nothing but put people down. I'm assuming to lift your own mental status?

    Was it really necessary to belittle someone who was probably simply trying to be helpful? Well at least you have another post until your total, eh?

    It helped me, because I didn't see the long winded explanation earlier in the post. This guys response succinctly describes exactly what I need to do and the formatting stood out as something I recognized. I give this guy props for summarizing a previously long winded solution.
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  8. Posts : 12
    Windows 10 Pro
       #18

    Gary said:
    I disabled it only because I use Avast AIS which has it's own firewall which is much better. I firewall of some sort is needed as is an AV program.
    Actually, a decent router has a firewall to stop "unsolicited" traffic. Other than sharing multiple devices on the same public IP, the router's firewall is the main reason to use the device (yes, there are other functions). Why introduce another level of firewall that "hogs the machine"? Of course, if you go clicking on things, not knowing what they are, you are asking for trouble whether you have a firewall, or not.
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  9. Posts : 2,834
    Windows 11 Home (x64) Version 21H1 (build 19043.1202)
       #19

    rwrider said:
    Actually, a decent router has a firewall to stop "unsolicited" traffic. Other than sharing multiple devices on the same public IP, the router's firewall is the main reason to use the device (yes, there are other functions). Why introduce another level of firewall that "hogs the machine"? Of course, if you go clicking on things, not knowing what they are, you are asking for trouble whether you have a firewall, or not.
    No truer word said
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  10. Posts : 1
    Windows 10
       #20

    Hi Muzicman82!

    My laptop had the same problem, but apparently doing what Mystere said and then turning messages for network firewall back on solved the problem for some reason.
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