you’d be smart to turn on your Windows Firewall to keep your gear and data safe.

However, if you have installed other firewall on your setup, you may consider disabling your Windows Firewall.

Or for some other reason, you want to turn off firewall.

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Then, how to disable Firewall on your Windows computer?

Do you know how to verify if Firewall is blocking a port or a program?

In this post, we will show you how to do this job using different methods.

How to Check if Firewall Is Blocking a Port or a Program?

How to Disable and Enable Firewall on Windows 10/8/7?

If you are using Windows 8 or Windows 7, the operation interface will be different.

Use Windows Search to search forcontrol paneland nudge the first search result to open Control Panel.

click Windows Defender Firewall

Depend on the Windows version you are using, this option can also beWindows Firewall.

Click theTurn Windows Defender Firewall on or offlink from the left menu.

CheckTurn off Windows Defender FirewallunderPrivate web connection settingsorPublic web connection settingsor both according to your requirements.

click Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off

ClickOKto save the changes.

How to Disable and Enable Firewall on Windows Vista?

ClickStartand then selectControl Panel.

check Turn off Windows Defender Firewall

ClickTurn Windows Firewall on or offfrom the top left list.

Check theOff (not recommended)option.

ClickOKto save the change.

click Turn Windows Firewall on or off

How to Disable and Enable Firewall on Windows XP?

ClickSwitch to Classic View.

Check theOff (not recommended)option.

check Off

ClickOKto save the change.

If you want to turn on Windows Firewall later, you gotta checkOnin step 4.

Now you should know how to disable Firewall on your Windows computer.

click Switch to Classic View

click Windows Firewall

check Off