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I've changed some firewall configurations in order to unblock a port to host a game server, but after that, the firewall is saying:
"windows defender is using settings that may make your device unsafe"
and it isn't saying which settings are making my device unsafe, it has only a "Reset Configs" which delete all firewall inbound/outbound rules and prevent me from hosting the server/mess with other programs running in my computer.
Is there any command in CMD or PowerShell that might say which settings are unsafe so I can manually toggle them? Instead of bricking all my firewall configs by resetting everything to factory default?
Thanks
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I believe the fact that you permit connection through certain ports, it shows you create some unsafe settings. There is no way to show which setting causes this behavior and the only way would be change settings one by one to see which one displays this error.
However, you may open start and search for feedback and open the Feedback Hub app and share suggestion like show which setting causing this.
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I believe the fact that you permit connection through certain ports, it shows you create some unsafe settings. There is no way to show which setting causes this behavior and the only way would be change settings one by one to see which one displays this error.
However, you may open start and search for feedback and open the Feedback Hub app and share suggestion like show which setting causing this.
You may also share the link to this post in your post.
Tried to take screenshots of all Inbound/Outbound rules and see if any program raises unusual actions
(RivaTunerStatisticsServer is already complaining that "Some system components cannot be hooked right now. It is strongly recommended to restart the application", which means that RTSS needs a fresh reinstall)
(Spotify asked for firewall permissions)
(Steam asked for firewall permissions)
Let's hope nothing breaks.
Weird, as many programs had asked for firewall permissions and it never said anything about unsafe settings, and as soon as I've clicked "reset configs" after making a backup of all firewall rules, three firewall permissions were asked and I've allowed them all (Spotify and other daily used programs) and it didn't said anything about unsafe settings also, which is weird as my firewall might have truly a unsafe setting while I have tinkered with it, but I'm unsure which setting is unsafe, I'd have to write program by program or save some screenshots of the entire inbound/outbound rules and replicate them after resetting in order to discover which setting is unsafe (that is, if it's truly a problem with inbound/outbound rules, as I've changed some other settings I don't quite remember outside the firewall rules).
The game server isn't running while windows says "windows defender is using settings that may make your device unsafe".
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It might be the game server which is unsafe. Please block it and check if issue persists.
