EnableFirewall (Standard 8 Module Reference)
7/8/2014
Review the applicable Embedded Core modules and any examples for the EnableFirewall setting in Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8).
This setting specifies whether Windows Firewall is enabled for Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) 4.0.
Set to true to enable Windows Firewall; otherwise, set to false.
Note
This setting does not apply to the Windows Firewall settings of the Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) installation.
Windows Firewall helps protect devices against malicious users or programs. It is a firewall that discards unsolicited incoming traffic and keeps track of the state of network connections (such as TCP streams or UDP communication) traveling across it. By default, the operating system enables Windows Firewall on all network connections.
Modules
The following table shows the modules that you can apply this setting to. In Image Configuration Editor (ICE), you can follow the corresponding path to set this setting for a module.
Module |
Path |
|---|---|
Products/Embedded Core/Setup/EnableFirewall |
XML Example
The following XML example disables the Windows Firewall.
<EnableFirewall>false</EnableFirewall>