Download Article Show Download Article If your internet is working fine, but a specific program can't access an online feature or a website consistently fails to load, your firewall might be stopping it. Whether you're using Windows or Mac for your home network, it's pretty easy to check your firewall settings and tell your operating system to let you play your game or use a new mail app. If that doesn't solve it, advanced users on Windows can poke deeper into the settings to see if the firewall is blocking specific ports. Keep in mind that changing your computer's firewall settings won't help you get around network firewalls—for instance, the firewalls a school might use to block games.
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Advertisement ReferencesAbout This ArticleThanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 1,108,072 times. Is this article up to date?How do I stop firewall from blocking my Internet connection?Firewall Blocking Wifi?. Try Running The Troubleshooter For Internet Connections. Allow Any Feature Or App Through Your Firewall. Try Checking HSS DNS Leak Rules In Your Public And Private.. Try Resetting the Firewall To Its Default Settings.. Disable the Firewall.. Verify Your Connection.. What is firewall blocking the connection?The Windows firewall works like a filter between your PC and the internet, blocking or allowing connections depending on whether or not they're safe. Firewalls will block or allow a lot of traffic automatically, but sometimes you will see a message asking you if you want to allow a program to connect to the internet.
Can't connect to wifi because of firewall?To fix firewall blocking Wi-Fi, you can choose to disable antivirus. As for Windows Defender Firewall, you can go to Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Defender Firewall > Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off and then disable it.
How do I stop chrome from blocking my firewall?Go to the Settings and click on the “Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall.” This is the fastest way if you're looking how to allow Google Chrome through the firewall on Windows 10. The same procedure applies to other Windows OS versions as well.
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