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How To Block An Application From Accessing The Internet With Windows Firewall

Most of the time we want our applications online and connected to both our local network and the greater Internet. There are instances, however, when we want to prevent an application from connecting to the Internet. Read on as we show you how to lock down an application via the Windows Firewall.

Why We Need To Block A Program?

When you download a cracked software and install it in your pc, then if you have not block it with windows firewall it will connect with its own server and your crack will expired so if u want to use your program safe way then block program with windows firewall then its not able to connect with its server and your program will run smoothly.

Creating a Windows Firewall Rule

In this post i will teach you how u can block program with windows 7 firewall but you can use it on every earlier windows like windows 10.

To create a Window Firewall rule, you first need to open up the advanced Firewall interface, which is named, appropriately enough, Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. To do so navigate to the Control Panel and select “Windows Firewall.” In the “Windows Firewall” window, click the “Advanced Settings” link on the left.

In the far left navigation pane, click the “Outbound Rules” link This displays all the existing outbound firewall rules in the middle pane. Don’t be surprised that it is already populated with dozens and dozens of Windows-generated entries.

In the far right pane, click “New Rule” to create a new rule for outbound traffic.

In the “New Outbound Rule Wizard,” confirm that the “Program” option is selected, and then click the “Next” button.

On the “Program” screen, select the “This program path” option, and then type (or browse for) the path to the program you want to block. For the purposes of this tutorial, we’re going to block a portable copy of the Maxthon web browser—mostly because it will be easy to demonstrate to you that the browser is blocked. But, don’t click “Next” just yet.

Once you’ve selected your application and confirmed the path, you can finally click that “Next” button. On the “Action” screen of the wizard, select the “Block the connection” option, and then click “Next.”

On the “Profile” screen, you’re asked to select when the rule applies. Here, you have three options:

Domain: The rule applies when a computer is connected to a domain.
Private: The rule applies when a computer is connected to a private network, such as your home or small business network.
Public: The rule applies when a computer is connected to a public network, such as at a coffee shop or hotel.

So, for example, if you have a laptop that you use at home (a network you’ve defined as private) and at a coffee shop (a network you’ve defined as public) and you want the rule to apply to both places, you need to check both options. If you want the rule only to apply when you’re at the public Wi-Fi spot at the coffee shop, then just check Public. When in doubt, just check them all to block the application across all networks. When you’ve made your selection click “Next”.

The final step is to name your rule. Give it a clear name you’ll recognize later on. We named ours, simply, “Maxathon Block” to indicate which application we’re blocking. If you want, you can add a fuller description. When you’ve filled the appropriate information in, click the “Finish” button.

You’ll now have an entry at the top of the “Outbound Rules” list for your new rule. If your goal was blanket blocking you’re all done. If you want to tweak and refine the rule you can double click on the entry and make adjustments—like adding local exceptions (e.g. the application can’t access the Internet but it can connect so another PC on your network so you can use a network resource or the like).

At this point we’ve achieved the goal outlined in the title of this article: all outbound communication from the application in question is now cut off. If you want to further tighten the grip you have on the application you can select the “Inbound Rules” option in right hand navigation panel of the “Windows Firewall with Advanced Security” and repeat the process, step for step, recreating an identical firewall rule that governs inbound traffic for that application too.

Testing the Rule

Now that the rule is active it’s time to fire up the application in question and test it. Our test application was the Maxthon web browser. Practically speaking, and for obvious reasons, it’s not super useful to block your web browser from accessing the Internet. But, it does serve as a useful example, because we can immediately and clearly demonstrate that the firewall rule is in effect.