Safe and worry-free Experience Windows 8 system comes with a firewall

Network application security issues can not be ignored, the firewall has become one of the essential software tools. The new cross-platform operating system Windows 8 comes with a firewall that is feature-rich and easy to use, making it easy to secure system and network applications.

Press “Win+W” to enter the Win8 system's settings search interface (touch screen users can swipe from the right side of the screen to the middle and select search from the charm menu), enter keywords "Firewall", the Windows Firewall appears on the left, allowing applications to pass Windows Firewall, check firewall status, and other related search results.

Keyboard users can also press the “Win+X” key combination to open the Win8 quick link menu, and then click “Control Panel & mdash; System and Security & mdash; Windows Firewall” to open quickly. The firewall setting interface that comes with the Win8 system.
Illustration: Select Windows Firewall from the Win8 Control Panel

Enter the Win8 system's own firewall settings interface, we can see some basic conditions of the current system firewall settings, such as whether the firewall is open, current activities Network, notification status, and more.
Graphic: Win8 comes with firewall settings main interface

Win8 firewall settings interface left pane lists all firewall-related operations, such as "Allow applications or features through Windows Firewall", “Change notification settings”,“Enable or disable firewall",“restore defaults> and “advanced settings”etc. Below we introduce separately.
icon: Win8 firewall settings in the left pane of the Options

or permit the application functionality through Win8 firewall

Win8 firewall support for the application of detailed personalized settings, user A program can be individually allowed to communicate through a firewall. Click the “Allow application or function through Windows Firewall” in the left pane of the Firewall Settings window to enter the “Allowed Apps” interface, which lists the network applications and functions of the system. We can check the details here. The marquee allows or blocks the communication state of an application or function in a private or public network.

If you need to add an app or feature that allows you to pass the Win8 firewall, first click the “change settings” button in the upper right corner, then click the "Allow other apps" button in the lower right corner to set the need to pass the firewall. Application or feature.

After entering the "Add Application" interface, we can manually select the application in the program list. If some programs do not appear in the list, you can also click the "Browse" button to manually select The address of the program.

Let's take a look at the custom settings of the Win8 firewall. Here you can change the notification settings, turn the firewall on and off, click “next page”.

Change notification settings on and off the firewall

Click the left pane of the Win8 firewall settings interface & ldquo; change notification settings & rdquo; and & ldquo; to enable or disable the firewall & rdquo; will Open the custom settings interface of the Win8 firewall.

Here, users can set different security rules for private networks and public networks. In each network, there are “Enable Windows Firewall” and “Close Windows Firewall”. If you need to turn off Win8 firewall, you can set it here, but for system and network security, it is not recommended to turn off the firewall.

There are two checkboxes under "Enable Windows Firewall", one is "Block all incoming connections, including programs in the list of allowed programs", and the other is "Windows" Notify me when the firewall blocks new programs. When the user enters a less secure network environment, you can check the "Block all incoming connections" check box to block all external connections, even if the Windows Firewall is set to "Exception" service will be Blocking and providing tight security for computers in complex environments.

Below we look at the advanced settings of the Win8 firewall, please click “ next page & rdquo;.

Win8 firewall