firewall issue

Question

someone help. my firewall list is all different to how it used to be and the apps i want there aren’t there

Answer 1

The warning is shown for inbound connections, as Windows Firewall blocks incoming connections by default. When you open an app that wants to accept inbound connections, and there is no inbound rule for that app, the dialog will be triggered.

Answer 2

that option didn’t come up when i reinstalled opera gx, any idea why?

Answer 3

Each app adds its firewall rule during installation or when you click Allow access in the following dialog. And, not every app adds a firewall rule.

If a program is malfunctioning due to missing firewall rules, repairing/reinstalling the program will add the necessary rule(s).

Answer 4

nothing seems to have happened. i don’t know if i explained thoroughly. in my “allows apps to communicate through Windows Defender Firewall”, there used to be apps such as steam, opera (the one that i’m looking to use currently) grand theft auto and all the other apps, now (i don’t know if i did something), none of them are there and i would really like them back. i tried the wf.msc thing and nothings changed. do i need to restart something else or restart my pc? any help would be appreciated

Answer 5

If the Windows-default entries are missing, you may try the following option to reset the Windows Firewall rules.

Launch WF.MSC.

Right-click “Windows Firewall with Advanced Security on Local Computer”

Click Restore Default Policy.

Click Yes.

Does that help?