The Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) is an API toolkit provided by Microsoft that can be used by companies to create network filtering products for Windows systems. With Windows Vista, Microsoft released a much better and configurable firewall built on their Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) technology. It did provide basic protection but was not very configurable. Windows has an inbuilt Firewall since the release of Windows XP in 2001. Firewalls can protect against threats that your Antivirus may miss. In other words, the firewall's 'core' remains the same, and WFC controls the 'shell'.A Firewall is the first line of defence against both, the inbound and the outbound threats. Windows Firewall Control solves precisely that problem, not by offering an alternative solution, but by acting as a more 'sanely designed' interface for Windows firewall's functionality. Instead of managing to allow or block an app from connecting to the net with it, it's easier to start training for a triathlon. It's almost non-existent, hidden under the convoluted 'Settings' mess that Microsoft's still trying to streamline. Check that article for more on how Windows Firewall fares against more full-featured solutions.įor everyone else, the main problem with the firewall that accompanies Windows is its interface. We've covered both cases in the past by pitting the Windows (Defender) Firewall against pfSense. However, if you're among those who need them, you're probably already using a pro-level solution. In classic Microsoft tradition, the firewall that comes with Windows is more than adequate for most people. So, let's see how you can use it to control the Windows firewall and anything that connects to and from your PC.

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