How to Turn Off Firewall in

Windows 7
Click on Start, and then Control Panel to begin.

Click on the System and Security section in the Control Panel

Click on the Windows Firewall section on the next screen
On the next screen, you will see the firewall status for each network found on your
computer. You can see entries for Public, Home and Work networks. Whenever your
computer connects to a new network, it will ask you to categorize the type of network. This
allows you to group the networks for different security levels. As you see in the example
below, the firewall is turned off in each network. To turn on the firewall, click on the link on
the left that says “Turn Windows Firewall on or off”
You can click the radio buttons for each network to turn the Widows Firewall on. Also, the
default is to notify you each time Windows Firewall blocks a new program. This is
important because if you do not want the program to be blocked by the firewall, you will be
given an opportunity to allow it through the firewall. If this box is not checked then the
firewall will make some assumptions about what it blocks. You will then run into cases
where programs may not work due to being blocked. If you run into that scenario, you will
have to go into advanced settings and specify what programs are to be unblocked
Once you have set the firewall to be off for each connection, you just click on the OK button
and that is it. It’s pretty simple.

Turning off the firewall can leave your computer exposed to different risks. It is a good idea
to make sure that you have at least a hardware firewall between your computer and the
Internet. Or, if you have a third-party firewall, that is also a good solution.