Open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
Applies To: Windows Server 2012
This procedure shows you how to open the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security MMC snap-in.
Administrative credentials
To complete this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group. For more information, see Additional considerations.
Opening Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
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To open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security by using the Windows interface
- Click the Start charm, right-click the Start page, click All Apps, and then click the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security tile.
To open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security from a command prompt
Open a command prompt window.
At the command prompt, type:
wf.msc
Additional considerations
Although standard users can start the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security MMC snap-in, to change most settings the user must be a member of a group with the permissions to modify those settings, such as Administrators.