{"id":22601,"date":"2019-01-28T02:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T20:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywindowshub.com\/?p=22601"},"modified":"2019-01-28T02:00:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-27T20:30:32","slug":"windows-firewall-has-blocked-some-features-of-the-app-probable-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywindowshub.com\/windows-firewall-has-blocked-some-features-of-the-app-probable-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Firewall Has Blocked Some Features Of The App- Probable Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Windows Defender Firewall is the security guard of your\nWindows computer. Windows Firewall is a vital application developed by Microsoft\nand comes with every Windows PC by default. It is the default antivirus\nprotection of your Windows computer. Windows Firewall facilitates filtering of\ndata transmissions across the computer. When Windows Firewall senses something\nsuspicious, it blocks the applications or certain features of the applications.\nIn such cases, you may get notifications such as \u201cFirewall has blocked some features\nof this app\u201d. In such cases, there are two options, users are provided with,\none is Allow Access and the other one is Cancel. If you are quite sure about\nthe authenticity of the application, then click \u201cAllow Access\u201d, else click on\nCancel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If Firewall tends to block most of the apps, then there must be something wrong. For example, you or someone else might have changed the settings of Windows Firewall, issues with network adapters, etc. In this article, we shall tell you about some possible steps you can follow to solve this recurring blocking issue of Firewall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you or anyone else have altered settings of the Windows Defender Firewall unintentionally, and now you are clueless how to make things like before, the best solution is to restore the Firewall settings to default<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can run an anti-virus scan to check if you feel that your system has been attacked by any malicious worms or virus. You can also run the anti-virus scan of Windows Defender or if you have any other anti-virus installed on your computer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If there is a VPN client running on your system, then Windows Firewall may block certain features of the application. You can then turn on the Device manager and disable the VPN Network Adapter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Open the Cortana search bar and type Device manager. Choose the Device Manager application from the search result. As the Device Manager opens, scroll down and go to Network Adapters. Click on the drop down box in the left side of Network Adapters. <\/p>\n\n\n\nScan With Anti-Virus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Disable VPN Network Adapter<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n