Microsoft Windows have already built-in default, free and powerful firewalls, but unfortunately, they lack a simple interface to define own simple rules and can be difficult sometimes to configure them the right way. Windows Firewall Control is a nifty little application which extends the functionality of the Windows Firewall and provides quick access to the most frequent options of Windows Firewall. It runs in the system tray and allows user to control the native firewall easily without having to waste time by navigating to the specific part of the firewall. Windows Firewall Control offers four filtering modes which can be switched with just a mouse click. WFC is free to use, registered users will get the advantage of learning mode which provides notifications for outgoing blocked connections.
Changes in 6.32.0.0:
- New: Secure Access checkbox was added inside the Security tab. This allows toggling the requirement of elevation of the system tray process. Keep it enabled for improved security, write access requires elevation like in recent WFC versions. Keep it disabled for convenience, like it was in older WFC versions. Make a choice based on your own security vs. convenience needs.
- Fixed: Uppercase notifications exceptions are not processed if Notifications mode is set to Disabled.
- Fixed: When restarting wfcUI.exe, previous opened windows are not restored.
- Fixed: Sometimes, the update process does not preserve the notifications exceptions list.
