How to Enable or Turn on Windows Defender Firewall

Learn how can turn on Window Defender Firewall anytime and protect you from various attacks.

Introduction

Microsoft Defender firewall can prevent unauthorize access and traffic from malicious applications or hackers to the PC.

Usually Home PC’s has a free Antivirus that can’t prevent advanced malicious applications. It’s recommended to have turn on Microsoft Defender Firewall.

It’s very easy to Turn on Windows Firewall without need to be an IT guy.

For those that they have already turn on Windows Firewall and they want to turn off for a specific reason they can read my previous article How to Disable or Turn Off Windows Firewall .

So let’s explain the difference ways to we can use to Turn on Windows Defender Firewall!!

How to turn On Windows Defender Firewall form Windows Security App

Let’s see how can turn it off from Windows Security App. This is the moder way that can use it only from the Windows 10 and above.

  • Click Start and Settings
  • Click on Update & Security
Update & Security Menu in Windows

  • From the left side select Windows Security
  • Select Firewall & Network protection.
Windows Security
  • If you have a Home PC then you will see the Private and Public Profile.
  • For Devices that are connected to a company network it will has the Domain Profile as well.
  • Click Restore Settings to turn on all the Profile or select any of the Profiles to Turn on the Windows Firewall.
  • However the recommended is to Turn on all the Profiles of Windows Firewall.
Turn on Windows Firewall

That’s it !! Very easy without complexity.

How to Turn on Windows Defender Firewall from from Windows Defender Firewall Control Panel

This is the classic way that most if the times I use.

  • Click Start, type control panel and click on it.
  • If the View by is in Small Icons click on Windows Defender Firewall

  • If the View is by Category click on System and Security
System & Security in Control Panel

  • Click Windows Defender Firewall
Windows Defender Firewall in Control Panel

  • From the left side click Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off
option to Turn on Windows Defender Firewall

  • For the Home Users click on Turn on Windows Firewall in Private and Public network settings.
  • For the users that work in a company and belongs to a Domain you will see the Domain network Settings.
  • Usually in company the Windows Defender Firewall managed by your system administrator.
  • However, if it’s not managed you can check the Turn on Windows Defender Firewall for the Domain network settings as well.
Turn on Windows Defender Firewall

How to Turn On Microsoft Defender Firewall from PowerShell

If you are advance user, and you like to learn new things in the computer world you can use the PowerShell command to turn on Windows Defender Firewall.

It’s one line command and you will avoid so many clicks.

  • Open the PowerShell as Administrator
  • Type the following command to turn on the Windows Defender Firewall for all the Profiles
    Set-NetFirewallProfile -Enabled True
  • Use the Get-NetFirewallProfile | select name, Enabled to see the Windows Defender Firewall status.
Powershell command to turn on Windows Defender Firewall

  • If you want to enable the Windows Defender Firewall for a specific profile like the Private type
    Set-NetFirewallProfile -Name Private -Enabled True
  • Use the Get-NetFirewallProfile | select name,Enabled to see the Windows Defender Firewall status.
Powershell command to turn on Windows Defender Firewall

That’s it!!

How to Turn On Microsoft Defender Firewall from Command prompt

Another one way you can use to turn on the Windows Defender Firewall is from old school command prompt.

Yes, you can use command prompt to turn on Windows Defender Firewall.

  • Open the command prompt as administrator
  • Type the following command to enable the windows defender firewall for all the Profile
    netsh.exe advfirewall set allprofiles state on
Command to turn on Windows Defender Firewall

  • Or type the following command to enable the Windows Defender Firewall for a specific Profile
    netsh.exe advfirewall set publicprofile state on
Command to turn on Windows Defender Firewall

However netsh commands is deprecated.

Conclusion

There are different ways to enable the Windows Defender Firewall. Another from GUO and other from command.

All the methods are very easy for a home user as well. Windows Defender Firewall it’s a free solution that can protect you from various attacks.

Home Users they shouldn’t avoid to turn on the Windows Defender Firewall because it has improved a lot compare it with the Windows Firewall in Windows XP or Vista.

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