How to turn off Firewall: Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7

If you need to temporarily disable the Firewall utility of Windows 8.1, follow the steps below.

How to turn off Firewall on Windows 11?

Open the Start menu by clicking on the Windows icon on the taskbar.
Click on Settings.
Go to Privacy & Security > Windows Security > Firewall & network protection, and open Windows Security settings.
Select a network profile among Domain network, Private network, or Public network.
Under Microsoft Defender Firewall, switch the settings to Off or On depending on whether you want to disable or enable the firewall.

Open the Start menu by clicking on the Windows icon on the taskbar.
Click on Settings.
Go to Privacy & security > Windows Security > Firewall & network protection, and open Windows Security settings.
Select a network profile among Domain network, Private network, or Public network.
Under Microsoft Defender Firewall, switch the settings to Off or On depending on whether you want to disable or enable the firewall.

Open the Start menu by clicking on the Windows icon on the taskbar.
Search and open the Control Panel.
Go to System and Security > Windows Firewall (or Windows Defender Firewall).
On the left panel, go to Turn Windows Firewall on or off.
Click on the radio button Turn off Windows Firewall (not recommended).
Click Ok to validate.

Open the Start menu by clicking on the Windows icon on the taskbar.
Search and open the Control Panel.
Go to System and Security > Windows Firewall (or Windows Defender Firewall).
On the left panel, go to Turn Windows Firewall on or off.
Click on the radio button Turn off Windows Firewall (not recommended).
Click Ok to validate.

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