Do I Need Windows Firewall Too ?
My BIS 2013 Firewall is enabled.
Recently out of the blue Win-7 displayed an alert that my PC was not sufficiently protected ... ie, Windows Firewall "is" disabled.
I enabled the Windows Firewall.
Was this a sensible move ? Considering I now have two firewalls !
On another stand-alone rig/PC (never internet connected) Win-7 would nag that the PC was at risk.
The only way to kill the Windows nags was to install BIS trial and the nagging stopped.
I would like to upgrade my laptop to "New Bitdefender" but until my thread Editing Application Rules is resolved I am stuck in limbo with BIS 2013
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Hello grayghost,
No, you don't need two firewalls, I don't know why you were "nagged" to turn on the Win 7 one when you already had the BIS firewall active but they can conflict with each other. Turn it off.
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Thank you 'Rohugh'
I have turned Windows Firewall OFF
Control Panel > Windows Firewall > Turn Windows Firewall on or off
Customize Settings (window)
Home or work (Private) ~~
- disabled both check boxes ... ie "Block ...~" and "Notify ... ~"
(•) Turn Off Windows Firewall (not recommended)
Public network settings
- disabled both check boxes ... ie "Block ...~" and "Notify ... ~"
(•) Turn Off Windows Firewall (not recommended)
[OK] button0
