info999 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 I have a firewall software called Windows 10 Firewall Control Currently localhost is blocked, I could not figure out how to unblock it Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Moved from Security & Privacy News. (Software questions aren't news, better here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylemessiah2 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 2 hours ago, info999 said: I have a firewall software called Windows 10 Firewall Control Currently localhost is blocked, I could not figure out how to unblock it Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks ! I havent used that software personally in years, so beyond the foloowing tip, you migth want to ask in their forums Try looking for an entry for lcoalhsot, and then look try the LanOnly or EnableAll button You can get into a lot fo trouble with that program if youre not careful, uts overly complex for the average user. Binisoft Windows Firewall Control is free (used to paid), and id argue better for the average user In general though, with firewall issues.... First try resetting the windows firewall to defaults: https://www.digitalcitizen.life/restore-windows-firewall-defaults That doesnt work, uninstall Windows 10 Firewall Control and then try the above steps in the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotMyRealNāme Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 1 hour ago, stylemessiah2 said: I havent used that software personally in years, so beyond the foloowing tip, you migth want to ask in their forums Try looking for an entry for lcoalhsot, and then look try the LanOnly or EnableAll button You can get into a lot fo trouble with that program if youre not careful, uts overly complex for the average user. Binisoft Windows Firewall Control is free (used to paid), and id argue better for the average user In general though, with firewall issues.... First try resetting the windows firewall to defaults: https://www.digitalcitizen.life/restore-windows-firewall-defaults That doesnt work, uninstall Windows 10 Firewall Control and then try the above steps in the link That is the same software, Malwarebytes purchased the Binisoft WFC. It is still free. Using a better firewall is worth thinking about IMO. Glasswire is meant to be pretty good so might be worth looking at. There is no working patches/cracks etc for the latest versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylemessiah2 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 59 minutes ago, NotMyRealNāme said: That is the same software, Malwarebytes purchased the Binisoft WFC. It is still free. Using a better firewall is worth thinking about IMO. Glasswire is meant to be pretty good so might be worth looking at. There is no working patches/cracks etc for the latest versions. Your OP said "Windows 10 Firewall Control", thats an entirely different program, made by sphinx software, and thats what my post was assuming.....that thing is overly complex for most people, and as such causes issues Glasswire is more about traffic monitoring and graphing than firewall, so its firewall is very simple, almost primitive. I wouldnt swap Binisoft/Malwarebytes WFC for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky19 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Sphfinx software, Windows 10 Firewall Control: Free version does not block/control anything located in c:\windows\ folder... It is better to install Binisoft Windows Firewall Control, with it it is easier later to restore the default values in the firewall. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nOkialpha Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 On 10/18/2020 at 7:30 PM, info999 said: I have a firewall software called Windows 10 Firewall Control Currently localhost is blocked, I could not figure out how to unblock it Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks ! to enable localhost systemwide select system tehn change its ZONE to localsystem also for windows explore(explorer.exe) to explorerzone here i assume you are using inbuilt default ZONES Spoiler if localsystem already selected then check your rules using applied zones(f3) Spoiler check ZONES TAB Spoiler to enable/allow localhost for any particular application or exe teamviewer example i prefer to create custom ZONE for each application instead of using default zones Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnsfernando Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 On 10/18/2020 at 4:30 PM, info999 said: I have a firewall software called Windows 10 Firewall Control Currently localhost is blocked, I could not figure out how to unblock it Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks ! which type of block, can’t open, or, can’t save, or, can you read, use some antivirus, which one? ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UberGeek Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 It's not a bad idea to have LocalHost blocked though some programs can have a slow startup and other programs can malfunction if they cannot access LocalHost. Just for such affected programs one could edit the existing filters in the Zone to add new (Allow) LocalHost rules or better still create a complete set of new custom Filters on a per-app basis, for finer granularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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