Windows 7 - How to Turn Off the Internal Firewall

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Windows 7 How to Turn Off the Internal Firewall

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Last modified date: November 14, 2011 6:11

Summary

Windows 7 - How to Turn Off the Internal Firewall

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Overview Statement: This article illustrates how to turn off the Internet Firewall in Windows 7.

Requirements

Windows 7

How to Turn Off the Internal Firewall

1	Click Start.

2	Click on Control Panel.

3	Click System and Security.

4	Click Turn Windows Firewall on or off located in the left column.

5	Select Turn off Windows Firewall (not recommended) under Home or work (private) network location settings and Public network location settings. Then click OK.

6	Windows will notify you that the firewall is turned off.

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