The operating system is Windows XP SP2 w/ Firewall turned on. The problem is the exception box no longer pops up and adding exceptions to the list doesn't allow ...

A flaw in Windows Firewall may prevent users from seeing all the open network ports on a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 computer. The flaw manifests itself in the way the security application ...

Mitch Tulloch is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and lead author of the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. You can follow him on Twitter at ...

Want to manage multiple firewalls for different domains at the same time? Microsoft Windows 7 makes that possible. With Windows Vista, Microsoft introduced the concept of network locations, whereby ...

Mitch Tulloch is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and lead author of the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. You can follow him on Twitter at ...

Mitch Tulloch is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and lead author of the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. You can follow him on Twitter at ...

Configuring Windows Firewall settings is one of the most fundamental security precautions. It is a built-in security feature that comes with all versions of Windows, acting as a barrier between your ...