How to Turn On or Off Windows 10 Firewall?

The Microsoft Defender is a built-in application on Windows 10 that includes a Firewall to monitor incoming and outgoing network traffic to allow or block traffic depending on predefined rules to protect your system from unauthorized access.

Although it is highly recommended to keep the built-in firewall enabled unless you use a third-party firewall application on your PC, there may be some reason to disable the firewall. For instance, you want to use another firewall solution or test a network or application.

In this gearupwindows article, you will learn how to enable and disable the Firewall on Windows 10. To do this, you can use either Windows Security, Control Panel, Command Prompt, or Windows PowerShell. We will review all these methods, and you can use either.

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How to Disable Firewall on Windows 10 with Windows Security?

To turn off Windows 10 Firewall with Windows Security, use these steps:-

Step 1. Click on the Start button and type Windows Security.

Step 2. In the search results, click on the Windows Security to open it.

Step 3. Then, click on Firewall & network protection in the left sidebar.

Step 4. On the right sidebar, click on the network you want to disable the Firewall, such as “Public network.”

Step 5. Finally, turn Off the toggle switch Microsoft Defender Firewall to disable the firewall.

How to Enable Firewall on Windows 10 with Windows Security?

To turn on Windows 10 Firewall with Windows Security, use these steps:-

Step 1. Click on the Start button and type Windows Security.

Step 2. In the search results, click on the Windows Security to open it.

Step 3. Then, click on Firewall & network protection in the left sidebar.

Step 4. On the right sidebar, click the Restore settings or Turn on button inside the network profile to enable the Firewall on your Windows 10 machine.

How to Turn Off Firewall on Windows 10 through Control Panel?

To disable the Firewall on Windows 10 using Control Panel, do these steps:-

Step 1. Open Control Panel.

Step 2. Set “View by” to Category and click on System and Security category.

Step 3. Click Windows Defender Firewall.

Step 4. Click the “Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off” option in the left sidebar.

Step 5. Select “Turn off Windows Defender Firewall (not recommended)” for both, Private and Public network settings.

Step 6. Click OK.

How to Turn On Firewall on Windows 10 through Control Panel?

To enable the Firewall on Windows 10 using Control Panel, do these steps:-

Step 1. Open Control Panel.

Step 2. Set “View by” to Category and click on System and Security category.

Step 3. Click Windows Defender Firewall.

Step 4. Click the “Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off” option in the left sidebar.

Step 5. Select “Turn on Windows Defender Firewall” for both, Private and Public network settings.

Step 6. Click OK.

How to Disable Firewall on Windows 10 from Command Prompt?

To turn off the Firewall on Windows 10 using Command Prompt, use these steps:-

Step 1. Open elevated Command Prompt.

Step 2. Then, type the following and hit the Enter key on the keyboard to disable the firewall for the current network profile:-

netsh advfirewall set currentprofile state off

To disable the Firewall for all network profiles (including domain, private, and public), use the following command:-

netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off

To disable the firewall for the domain network profile, use this command:-

netsh advfirewall set domainprofile state off

To turn off the firewall for the private network profile, use this command:-

netsh advfirewall set privateprofile state off

To disable the firewall for the public network profile, you can use this command:-

netsh advfirewall set publicprofile state off

How to Enable Firewall on Windows 10 from Command Prompt?

To turn on Firewall on Windows 10 using Command Prompt, use these steps:-

Step 1. Open elevated Command Prompt.

Step 2. Then, type the following and hit the Enter key on the keyboard to enable the firewall for the current network profile:-

netsh advfirewall set currentprofile state on

To enable the Firewall for all network profiles (including domain, private, and public), use the following command:-

netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state on

To enable the firewall for the domain network profile, use this command:-

netsh advfirewall set domainprofile state on

To turn on the firewall for the private network profile, use this command:-

netsh advfirewall set privateprofile state on

To enable the firewall for the public network profile, you can use this command:-

netsh advfirewall set publicprofile state on

How to Turn Off Firewall on Windows 10 from Windows PowerShell?

To disable the Firewall on Windows 10 through Windows PowerShell, use these steps:-

Step 1. Open elevated Windows PowerShell.

Step 2. Then, type the following command and press the Enter key on the keyboard to disable the firewall for the current network profile:-

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

To disable the firewall for the domain network profile, use this command:-

Set-NetFirewallProfile -Profile Domain -Enabled False

To disable the firewall for the public network profile, use this command:-

Set-NetFirewallProfile -Profile Public -Enabled False

To disable the firewall for the Private network profile, use this command:-

Set-NetFirewallProfile -Profile Private -Enabled False

How to Turn On Firewall on Windows 10 from Windows PowerShell?

To enable the Firewall on Windows 10 through Windows PowerShell, use these steps:-