Powershell Tip #64: Enable or Disable the Windows Firewall

Tip: You can enable or disable the Windows Firewall :

Windows 8 / 2012 : Set-NetFirewallProfile -Profile Domain,Public,Private -Enabled True
Earlier Windows : netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state on

It can be useful for troubleshooting test for example to check id it’s firewall related issue.

Basic example:

function Enable-Firewall
{
    Set-NetFirewallProfile -Profile Domain,Public,Private -Enabled True
}

function Disable-Firewall
{
    Set-NetFirewallProfile -Profile Domain,Public,Private -Enabled False
}

function Enable-Firewall

{

Set-NetFirewallProfile -Profile Domain,Public,Private -Enabled True

}

function Disable-Firewall

{

Set-NetFirewallProfile -Profile Domain,Public,Private -Enabled False

}

Disabled

Enabled

One thought on “Powershell Tip #64: Enable or Disable the Windows Firewall”

One thought on “Powershell Tip #64: Enable or Disable the Windows Firewall”

Leave a Reply Cancel reply