Windows Firewall Control 6.37.0.0

Windows Firewall Control is a nifty little application which extends the functionality of the Windows Firewall. Also it provides quick access to the most frequent options of Windows Firewall.

It runs in the system tray and allows user to control the native firewall easily. Without having to waste time by navigating to the specific part of the firewall.

It is free to use. Registered users will get the advantage of learning mode which provides notifications for outgoing blocked connections.

Windows Firewall Control doesn’t filter any packets and does not block or allow any connection. It offers four filtering modes. You can switch them with just a mouse click:

Low Filtering. Outgoing connections that do not match a rule are allowed. You can block the programs you do not want to initiate outgoing connections. Medium Filtering. Outgoing connections that do not match a rule are blocked. Only programs you allow can initiate outgoing connections. High Filtering. All outgoing connections are blocked. This setting blocks all attempts to connect to and from your computer. No Filtering. Windows Firewall is turned off. Avoid using this setting unless you have another firewall running on your computer.

Windows Firewall Control Features:

• Notifications of outbound blocked connections.
• Learning mode that automatically allows digitally signed programs.
• Intuitive user interface which is easy accessible through a system tray icon.
• Full support with standard user accounts. Elevated privileges required only at installation.
• Disable the ability of other programs to tamper Windows Firewall rules and state.
• Integrated support of creating, modifying and deleting Window Firewall rules.
• Multiple and easier ways of creating new rules in Windows Firewall.
• Lock feature which can disable the access to the settings of the program and Windows Firewall.
• Shell integration into the right click context menu of the executable files.
• Automatically display invalid rules for programs that do not exist any more.
• Possibility to find and display duplicate firewall rules.
• Merge multiple similar rules or duplicate existing ones.
• View recently allowed and blocked connections and create new rules from the Security log.
• Import and export of partial sets of rules.
• Protection to unauthorized uninstallation.
• Possibility to restore previous settings at uninstallation.
• Supports global hot keys and various shortcut keys.
• And many, many more.

Registered Users Features:

• Learning Mode which provides notifications for blocked outgoing connections.
• Search for executable files in a user defined folder and create new rules for the selected ones from the result list.

Changes in Windows Firewall Control 6.37.0.0 (2026-10-21):

• New: Added support for Grouping in Rules Panel and Connections Log. This allows better filtering based on various properties.
• Improved: When copying remote addresses or other properties through the right click context menu in Connections Log, the entries are now sorted ascending.
• Improved: When selecting multiple entries in Connections Log to ‘Customize and create’ a new rule, the ports and IP addresses are now sorted ascending.
• Improved: If Secure Rules disables a firewall rule, you have to manually refresh Rules Panel to see the changes. This is done now automatically.
• Fixed: When multiple notification are displayed and you create a new rule, the first notification is selected instead of the previous one.
• Fixed: When navigating through notifications with the mouse, you have to click on the exact left and right arrows instead of the entire square button around them.
• Fixed: Secure Rules may remain disabled in some circumstances even if it may appear as enabled.

Changes in Windows Firewall Control 6.36.0.0 (2026-10-06):

• Improved: Application packages list contain now all packages from all user accounts, not just the ones of the logged in user account.
• Improved: Search functionality in Rules Panel includes now “Application package” and “Local user owner” properties.
• Fixed: Combo box template does not contain the top margin.

Changes in Windows Firewall Control 6.35.0.0 (2026-09-21):

• Fixed: The service does not start on Windows Enterprise LTSB and LTSC versions due to how application packages list is read.
• Improved: If packages list is empty “Application package” option remains hidden since it has no meaning. This is useful for older OS versions.

Changes in Windows Firewall Control 6.34.0.0 (2026-09-20):

• Reverted: Exporting/importing to/from *.wfw file (Windows Firewall format) was added back and it works similar to how it worked in WFC 6.9.7.0 or earlier.
• Reverted: Extended properties checkbox column was added back in Rules Panel. This column highlights easier Windows Store rules.
• Fixed: Notifications exceptions right click context menu entries are enabled even if the software runs in read-only mode.
• Fixed: OpenFileDialog generates multiple error messages in WFC log complaining about missing satellite resource assemblies, even if these files are not even required.
• Fixed: PageUp and PageDown do not work correctly in Connection Log data grid.
• Fixed: Better handling of Process.Start exceptions during install/update.
• Fixed: Added new locks to ensure thread safe operations.

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System Requirements

• Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.8.
• Compatible with all x86 and x64 versions of Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Server 2025, 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012.
• Windows Firewall service is required to be enabled for Windows Firewall Control to run.
• DNS Client service is required to be enabled for the notifications to work properly.

Size: 3.43  MB

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