How to disable firewall

So, you are planning to disable the firewall windows 7. Before you start to disconnect it, you need to be aware of what you are doing and why, since a firewall is invented for a reason, and it is needed for something. And you were going to turn it off. Just do not think that the firewall and Firewall - these are different things. It's one and the same, just the developers from Microsoft called their firewall a firewall.

In theory, if the firewall is configured correctly, it will perfectly protect your personal computer from various attacks from the outside or from unauthorized access to the Internet by various programs.

There are special settings that allow you to configure the firewall so that any program that wants to go online asks you permission to do so.

It's pretty convenient. Such programs are extremely necessary in our time, because the Internet, and many computers are swarming with viruses. If you have the ability to configure each program, then when you try to get a virus out of the network, the firewall will ask you if you can or not. Thus, you can quickly detect unwanted software on your computer.

Firewall: how to disable and why

In addition, you need to understand why you need to disable the firewall altogether. If you install another firewall or an antivirus program that includes such an application, you may experience problems. The built-in firewall from Windows will conflict with a new, unfamiliar firewall.

To avoid such problems, you need to choose one thing. Almost always leave only the Firewall , built into the antivirus.

If you decide to do the same, then you need to know how to disable the firewall. Next, it will be explained how to do it correctly. Because if you do something wrong or turn it off completely, then the chance of problems is great.

How to disable firewall: step 1

First you need to find the place where we will make the initial settings. It can be done in different ways. We will act quickly and optimally.

We press on the keyboard "Windows" + R. For those who do not know what this "Windows" button is, it is located between the "alt" and "ctrl" keys.

As a result, you will have a "Run" window. Type "shell: ControlPanelFolder". Next, you will open various items that are in the control panel. The difference is that if you just open the "Control Panel", then all the menus / items / utilities will be grouped, and to get to the place you need, you need to make a few clicks and know the desired category. And so, according to the proposed way, everything is much easier. All elements will open immediately, and you will find the "firewall" item by alphabet.

After this menu item opens, we will see the list of connections that are currently on the personal computer. Turn off our firewall for each network and save.

How to disable firewall: step 2

Next, we need to disable the firewall service itself. We call the "execute" window and enter "services.msc".

In the new list of services that is available in the operating system, select "Windows Firewall". We click on this item two times.

In the window that opens, find the "General" tab. We are looking for a button on which it says "Stop." We press. Then we pay attention to the "Launch type" field. Here you must specify the value "Disabled".

Now you need to save. Press the "OK" button and proceed to the next settings.

How to disable firewall: step 3

We call the "execute" window and enter "msconfig". The "system configuration" menu should open. Open the "Services" tab. In a huge list of various services, we find Windows Firewall. We remove a tick opposite to this point. Click "save".

Next, you must restart your computer for all changes to take effect. Now you can safely install some other firewall or antivirus.

It is worth noting that if there is a desire to turn on the firewall back, everything should be done in the reverse order, from step 3 to 1.