Open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

 

Applies To: Windows Server 2012

This procedure shows you how to open the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security MMC snap-in.

Administrative credentials

To complete this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group. For more information, see Additional considerations.

Opening Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

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To open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security by using the Windows interface

• Click the Start charm, right-click the Start page, click All Apps, and then click the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security tile.

To open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security from a command prompt

1. Open a command prompt window.

2. At the command prompt, type:

   wf.msc
   

Additional considerations

Although standard users can start the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security MMC snap-in, to change most settings the user must be a member of a group with the permissions to modify those settings, such as Administrators.