Windows 10: Windows firewall can't add anything, says that "cannot add to the list of exceptions"

Unfortunately for some reason I cannot add a screenshot, I wanted to add java to the list of exceptions yet it's being rejected, I'm currently on Windows 11, a possible problem that I think I have is that whenever I want to disable my firewall, it says "Only administrators are able to disable" or something along the lines, yet this is a personal PC. The two might be unrelated though

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[SOLVED] Windows Firewall exception list (?) Is this for real?

Hi,

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As the issue is related to event logs on Windows Firewall Exception list, please post your question in “TechNet”.

Hope it helps.

Aaron Summith

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Windows 10 firewall allows apps “is already in the list of exceptions”

On Windows 10 I've installed an app which needs access to the internet.

Windows does not ask for a firewall exception like it usually does when I first run an app.

When I go to the firewall's "Allow apps" window and try to add it manually, Windows says the app "is already in the list of exceptions." The app is not in the list.

How do I add this app to the Windows 10 list of allowed apps?

 

[SOLVED] Windows Firewall exception list (?) Is this for real?

Try using PowerShell.

Code:

Show-NetFirewallRule |? Name -match "{1533CB76-A11F-43B1-A55E-B565513255AA}" | fl *

FWIW I don't have that one and I don't know where to find out about exceptions but since you do have one which supposedly is an exception that one's detailed list of properties presumably could give you a better clue about it.

Here's something that would make me think that "exceptions" may be a deprecated concept, in which case you would want to be looking for something similar or just with a different name

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/947709/how-to-use-the-netsh-advfirewall-firewall-context-instead-of-the-netsh

(BING search for

net-firewallrule exception

)

Notice that the only instance of the search term occurs under the "Old Command" syntax?

Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle

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