Windows 10: Windows 10; i get: "Firewall settings make your device unsafe"

Statement above prevents an Internet connection to my Lenovo (Yoga)

Will appreciate a solution

(still keep Norton "on the side" i wonder if any one recommends to revive it?)


Thanks UL

:)

 

Firewall settings for Windows Mobile Device Center

Prof Julie -- Thank you for your help. I apologize that I was not able to reply in a timely manner.



Your suggestion worked but I’m at a loss to understand what happened preceding your suggestion.

• Active Syncing worked while I was using MS Security Essentials as my AV software.
  After a virus infection, I installed AVG 2013 and ran it in Safe Mode, along with Malware Bytes, to be sure I’d disinfected my PC.
  A few days later when I went to Sync with Outlook, no connection.
  
• As your suggestion illustrates, I would have had to track through those menus to reach the “Advance Network Functionality” setting – meaning checking that block was not a recent action.
  My vague recollection is that it might have been set like that for over a year – going back to the time on the road when I tethered my PC to the phone to get a data collection.
  So, how have I been able to synch up until AVG 2013? (rhetorical question)
  
• Prior to using your suggestion, I was able to synch by disabling my internet connectivity (for protection), then disabling the “Public” portion of the Windows Firewall, doing my synch, and then re-enabling the firewall and internet
  again.
• Being sure that it had to be a firewall problem affected by AVG 2013, I googled until I found and implemented the “Inbound Rule” suggestion described here:
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  With this new rule, I was able to synch without step 3 above – again focusing light on the Windows Firewall as the likely issue.
  
• However, not knowing the pros/cons of opening certain ports, I wasn’t comfortable and sought help.
  That’s when your tip came in and mysteriously corrected the issue even though the phone had been syncing prior to AVG 2013.
  

So, I don’t know why your suggestion worked but I’m grateful for your advice.

 

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Can Windows Firewall block outgoing connections yet? If not, it's one step above useless.

Look into Online Armor for a free firewall.

 

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Finally, Weybrew!

Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off

You should always run Windows Defender Firewall even if you have another firewall turned on. Turning off Windows Defender Firewall might make your device (and your network, if you have one) more vulnerable to unauthorized access.

• To turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off, select the Start button, and then select Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security > Firewall & network protection. Choose a network profile, and then under Windows Defender Firewall, switch the setting to On or Off.
• Note: If your device is connected to a network, network policy settings might prevent you from completing these steps. For more info, contact your administrator.

Learn more about protecting your PC from viruses.




Last Updated: Apr 30, 2018

This comes directly from Microsoft and the first sentence says it all! Don't turn off Windows Defender or its firewall!

Yup, I was wrong and I'm sorry I misled you. Here's the URL:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...wall-on-or-off