Windows 10: Avast Firewall Blocking Ubuntu Windows Store App

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  1. IMAYNEED
    IMayNeed Win User

    Avast Firewall Blocking Ubuntu Windows Store App


    Avast Firewall is on and set to ask for connections to allow or block.
    I installed Ubuntu Windows Store App, but could not connect.
    Avast Firewall did not ask anything. It always asks even if the program is a Windows Store app, but for Ubuntu app, it does not.
    I tried to add it as a rule, but it only accepts exe files.
    How can I add a Windows Store App (or in this case Ubuntu app) as a rule in Avast Firewall or how can I stop Avast from blocking Ubuntu App?
    (Adding C:\Windows\System32\bash.exe as a rule to allow did not help.)
    Thanks.

    Version 1909

    :)
     
    IMayNeed, Feb 19, 2020
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  2. IMAYNEED
    IMayNeed Win User

    Avast Firewall Blocking Ubuntu Windows Store App

    Avast Firewall is on and set to ask for connections to allow or block.
    I installed Ubuntu Windows Store App, but could not connect.
    Avast Firewall did not ask anything. It always asks even if the program is a Windows Store app, but for Ubuntu app, it does not.
    I tried to add it as a rule, but it only accepts exe files.
    How can I add a Windows Store App (or in this case Ubuntu app) as a rule in Avast Firewall or how can I stop Avast from blocking Ubuntu App?
    (Adding C:\Windows\System32\bash.exe as a rule to allow did not help.)
    Thanks.

    Version 1909
     
    IMayNeed, Feb 19, 2020
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  3. IMAYNEED
    IMayNeed Win User
    Avast Firewall Blocking Ubuntu Windows Store App

    It is an office computer, so it is paid, yes; but not me. Not my account.
    Avast Support Forums has lots of threads with similar problems with no replies from Avast.
    From what I read, it is a problem that has been going on a few years with Windows Store Apps.

    My latest diagnosis is Ubuntu Windows Store App is a hidden app, which means Avast is not able to create a rule for hidden system files.

    The only Ubuntu.exe file I could find was in C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
    Since the whole AppData Folder is a hidden folder, Avast is not able to recognize it, even though it sees the file.
    (Hidden files are set to be shown on Explorer)

    Currently, only solution is disabling Avast Firewall when using the app if the app requires internet, which sucks, especially on a office computer.
     
    IMayNeed, Feb 19, 2020
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  4. JOHN SARC
    John Sarc Win User

    Avast Firewall Blocking Ubuntu Windows Store App

    Windows Firewall blocks App Store from downloading new apps

    Hi,

    Let's try to check if the app store you're referring to if it's really blocked by Windows Firewall. See these steps:

    • Open Windows Firewall from the taskbar >
      Firewall & network protection       > Allow an app through firewall.
    • A new window will show up containing the list of the apps that ca be allowed through Firewall.
    • Look for the app you want to be accessed, and make sure that the Domain, Private and Public are ticked. That would allow the app store to be accessed.

    Let us know what happens after doing the suggestion.
     
    John Sarc, Feb 19, 2020
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