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Is there a boolean "NOT" operator in Windows Firewall Rules? [closed]

Quick question for setting up Windows Defender Firewall rules: Is there a boolean NOT operator that can be used with IP addresses? What I would like to do is create an outbound firewall rule to ...
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Windows Defender Firewal Incoming Rules issue with definition of Protocol + Port only

i faced today an issue, which makes to me no sense and i would like to ask if you know this issue or if something is going wrong on my setup. I have a Windows Server 2019 and installed an IIS Role on ...
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Windows Defender Firewall Blocking Ping

My workstations use Windows Defender Firewall managed by local group policy. Every time I try to ping from this one workstation I receive "General Failure". When I turn the firewall off I ...
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WIndows 10 - How to Enable Windows Defender Firewall with Forticlient installed

I have a remote job for which I occasionally have to use a VPN to connect to the corporate network. My company uses FortiClient for this, and despite Fortinet's best efforts, I've managed to break ...
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Windows Defender service won't start (Access Denied)

I wanted to install XBOX app but whenever I install it I got the error looks like something went wrong 0x80073D0A I looked this code and it seems it wants Windows Defender to be on, so I went to ...
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How for force all new Wifi network connections to be PRIVATE?

I found how to do this with a router or ethernet card. With the wifi adapter, each connection is treated as a new one. I set up Windows Defender firewall to block non-VPN traffic, following this guide:...
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What is the relevant "Core Networking" item in Windows Defender Firewall for DNS over TCP?

In Window 10, the Windows Defender Firewall, the relevant item for standard DNS over UDP is "Core Networking - DNS (UPD-out)" You can enable/disable specific IP addresses in this rule. Some ...
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Why the firewall rules don't work?

I made a firewall rule that blocks access to a site after 3 failed connection attempts, but I still have access to the site on the virtual machine, even if I type the wrong password 3x: New-...
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How to prevent windows defender antivirus from deleting a file of a program

I am developing an app in react native. During installing an app (when I run its run-android command in cmd) in emulator antivirus is deleting an exe file as soon as it's downloaded. So how can I ...
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Is it possible to assign Windows Firewall Rules to specific adapters?

My IT department has just changed from F-Secure firewall to the built-in Windows Defender Firewall (Windows 10). And it's quite properly, enforced by the group policy so ic an't turn it off. However,...
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Windows Defender Firewall is completely turned off, yet I still need to whitelist programs to let them work

Discord was constantly connecting/disconnecting when I upgraded to Windows 10. I went into the settings and turned off all virus protection and firewalls. Not just at the top "disable" but I went ...
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How to properly diagnose Windows 10 pro firewall not functioning

Ok, macOS / Linux native here on Windows territory and a bit lost. I'm helping a family friend upgrade to Windows 10. He has a company laptop that he was allowed to keep after his retirement. It had ...
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