Windows Firewall Control

Windows Firewall Control is a powerful software that extends the functionality of the Windows Firewall and provides new extra features that make the app even better. It runs in the system tray and allows the user to control the native firewall easily without having to waste time navigating to the specific part of the firewall. This is the best tool to manage the native firewall from Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, Server 2008, Server 2012. Windows Firewall Control offers four filtering modes which can be switched with just a mouse click:

High Filtering - All outbound and inbound connections are blocked. This profile blocks all attempts to connect to and from your computer.
Medium Filtering - Outbound connections that do not match a rule are blocked. Only the programs that you allow can initiate outbound connections.
Low Filtering - Outbound connections that do not match a rule are allowed. The user can block the programs he doesn't want to allow initiating outbound connections.
No Filtering - Windows Firewall is turned off. Avoid using this setting unless you have another firewall running on your computer.

Windows Firewall Control doesn't do any packet filtering and does not block or allow any connection. This is done by the tool itself based on the existing firewall rules.

Note: Requires Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.5 or newer version. Windows Firewall service is required to be enabled for Windows Firewall Control to run. DNS Client service is required to be enabled for the notifications to work properly. The notification system is disabled in the unregistered version.