Windows Defender Firewall: Allow local port exceptions

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

Allows administrators to use the Windows Defender Firewall component in Control Panel to define a local port exceptions list. Windows Defender Firewall uses two port exceptions lists; the other is defined by the "Windows Defender Firewall: Define inbound port exceptions" policy setting. If you enable this policy setting, the Windows Defender Firewall component in Control Panel allows administrators to define a local port exceptions list. If you disable this policy setting, the Windows Defender Firewall component in Control Panel does not allow administrators to define a local port exceptions list. However, local administrators will still be allowed to create firewall rules in the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security snap-in. If you wish to prevent all locally created rules from applying, use the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in and configure Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security to specify that local firewall rules should not apply.

This policy has no additional user input fields.

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  Windows Defender Firewall: Allow ICMP exceptions

  At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
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  Windows Defender Firewall: Allow inbound file and printer sharing exception

  At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
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  Windows Defender Firewall: Allow inbound remote administration exception

  At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
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  Windows Defender Firewall: Allow inbound Remote Desktop exceptions

  At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
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  Windows Defender Firewall: Allow inbound UPnP framework exceptions

  At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
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  Windows Defender Firewall: Allow local program exceptions

  At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
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  Windows Defender Firewall: Allow logging

  At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
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  Windows Defender Firewall: Define inbound port exceptions

  At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
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  Windows Defender Firewall: Define inbound program exceptions

  At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
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  Windows Defender Firewall: Do not allow exceptions

  At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
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  Windows Defender Firewall: Prohibit notifications

  At least Windows XP Professional with SP2
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  Windows Defender Firewall: Prohibit unicast response to multicast or broadcast requests

  At least Windows XP Professional with SP2