SWindows Firewall – How to Disable Windows Firewall in Windows 7

The article explains the procedure for disabling Windows firewall. The instructions provided here are simple and correct to date. However, you must follow them carefully to avoid running in to common Windows firewall problems.

Windows firewall helps keep your PC protected from unauthorized access and save your critical data and files stored inside. However, at times you may want to disable Windows firewall to access certain websites that it has blocked, or you have another security program installed on your PC that it is interfering with. Reason could be anything, if you want to disable Windows firewall, you must follow the steps given in the below mentioned free Windows 7 support guide.

How to Guide:

First Method:

Click on the ‘Start' menu

Right click on ‘My Computer' and click on ‘Manage'

Locate ‘Services and Applications' and click on the ‘+' sign to expand it

Click on ‘Services' and scroll down to find ‘Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)'

Right click on Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) and select ‘Properties'

Under the ‘General' tab (it is the first tab and will be highlighted by default), change ‘Startup types' to ‘Disabled'

Click on the ‘Stop' button. Thereafter, click on the ‘Apply' button and then ‘OK' close the window