Notifications system generate an increased CPU usage if you have many firewall rules and a lot of blocked connections. Try to add the programs...
Windows Firewall Control v.6.18 Change log: - Updated: Revisited the whole UI to properly display when text size is increased from 100% at...
Noted. This is a new use case. I tested and it works with larger DPI where the whole UI scales properly. In this case, the text just increases the...
Firewall rules targeted for specific services don't work this way. They have specific ports on which they are expected to operate and a generic...
Why would these be considered errors? Those IP addresses ending with 255 are broadcast addresses which are dropped on this particular machine. Do...
The rule was not added and allowed by WFC. All rules created from WFC are created in Windows Firewall Control group since 2010. The rule was...
Yes, it makes sense. Security event log (Connections Log source) contains all dropped packets, blocked by a firewall rule, blocked by a 3rd party...
Use this forum post to find older WFC installers: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/windows-firewall-control-old-versions.431332/ Any reason...
I am afraid I do not understand what is the request here. Secure Profile already prevents the changes of the properties from your screenshots. You...
Service based rules for wuauserv service does not work on Windows 10/11 anymore like they used to work in Windows 7/8/8.1. You need to allow...
Windows Firewall Control v.6.17 Change log: - Fixed: Under specific circumstances, the installer does not complete the update. - Updated: Auto...
Does it work if you manually download and execute the installer? https://binisoft.org/download/wfc6setup.exe Does it work if you launch the...
I think it is related to how Windows Firewall itself stores the firewall rules. Do you see in the screenshot below which character Microsoft uses...
Windows Firewall Control v.6.16 Change log: - Fixed: The installer is vulnerable to local privilege escalation. (A script combined with a hacker...
I wonder if my laptop with just half of that memory and an i7 from 5 years ago would work with it :D
Sure, in the next version.
These are a special kind of firewall rules. In WF.msc you can see they are different, they are defined for a specific SID in the Local User Owner...
I can not reproduce your scenario, not even by disabling UAC entirely and trying from a standard user account. Maybe a machine restart fixes the...
Windows Firewall Control v.6.15 Change log: - Fixed: "Allow Windows Store rules" checkbox from Secure Rules does not work. - Improved: The logic...
@Alpengreis Thank you for your feedback. I forgot to upload the user manual. All good now.
Indeed, this setting does not work as expected. [ATTACH] It does nothing. Once Secure Rules is enabled, Windows Store rules are processed and...
Biniware Run v.7.6.0.0 - May 9, 2025 Change log - Fixed: Multiple memory leaks due to binding errors in the checkbox control, right click context...
WFC recommended rules are a subset of the Windows Firewall default set of rules. Network Discovery works with WFC recommended rules only for...
This is the same on Home and Pro since Windows Vista. The OS sees these features enabled or disabled based on the presence of certain group names....
Your OS version does not support TLS 1.3 and can not connect to the server anymore. You have to manually download and install any new WFC version....
Separate names with a comma.
