Windows Firewall - can not untick the box in the 'Home/Work (Private)&#

[Elliot B.]

I am in Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Firewall\Allowed Programs (Windows 7).

I have found the file I wish I block from accessing the Internet in the list.

I can not untick the box in the 'Home/Work (Private)' column.

This means it's allowed to access the Internet, I believe.

Any idea why I can't untick the box?

[yxz]

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/5935.aspx

[Elliot B.]

http://www.brighthub...icles/5935.aspx

I set Inbound and Outbound connections both to Allow (for Domain, Private and Public profiles).

I then created a new Outbound rule.

Worked a treat (Y)

Many thanks!

[+BudMan MVC]

Is this a desktop, or laptop - if it moves to other networks I would not suggest changing public to allow all inbound.. this would leave your file sharing ports, remote registry, etc.. open to exploit/attack.

These ports are fine to be open and even required to get anything done while on a private network - but your at a buddies house or starbucks, etc. Not so much!

I would look to why you can not modify your current private setting vs changing the public profile to be open like that.

If your on a desktop behind a nat router, then it doesn't really matter.