You can also tap the ⊞ Win key to do this.
Clicking on either of these sections will prompt a drop-down menu with details about your current private or public networks.
“Inbound Rules” - Which incoming connections are automatically allowed. “Outbound Rules” - Which outgoing connections are automatically allowed. “Connection Security Rules” - Baselines for which connections your computer will allow and which ones it will block. “Monitoring” - An overview of your firewall’s basic monitoring guidelines.
Note that you can also click the “Turn Windows Firewall on or off” in the same option menu in which you found Advanced Settings. Be wary of disabling your firewall, especially when connected to a public network.
This option may just say “Security” depending on which OS version you’re running.
Click the lock icon (bottom left corner of the menu). Enter your administrator name. Enter your administrator password. Click “Unlock”.
“Block all incoming connections” - Click this option if you want to refuse all requests to share things like your screen or your files. Basic Apple functionality apps will still come through. “Automatically allow signed software to receive incoming connections” - Adds all Apple-certified apps to your “Allowed incoming connections” list at the top of your firewall’s Advanced menu. “Enable stealth mode” - Prevents your computer from responding to “probing” requests.
Click the “+” below the incoming connections window. Click the name of an app you’d like to allow. Repeat for as many apps as you like. You can also click the “-” while an app is selected to remove it from your block or accept list.
