How to set up a firewall to ensure security

First of all, it is necessary to find the location of the firewall in Win8. Move the mouse to the lower right corner of the screen to bring up the “Charm column” and select the settings. Click here to “Control Panel” to enter the control panel interface. Then click on "System and Security" in the Control Panel to open the System and Security window, where we can see the "Windows Firewall" option.
Control Panel System and Security
Windows Firewall

After entering the firewall, we will look at the left side of the window, here you can see the option to enable or disable the Windows Firewall & rdquo; Here we can customize the settings of this type of network. The recommended setting is to enable the firewall under all networks and open the notification when blocking new apps.
Firewall Status

Also, <;block all incoming connections, including apps in the list of allowed apps> This option, we recommend to turn off in the private network, preferably in the public network.





































On the left side we can see the option to allow apps or features to pass the firewall, where we can add and remove allowed apps ourselves.
Allow application list to add apps