Windows firewall 2

Windows 7 firewall contains some improvements then the earlier version of windows. It is more users friendly and has multiple active profiles. Windows 7 firewalls can be managed in following ways: 

• Click the start button. 
• Then click, control panel. 
• In the search box type, firewall. 
• Then click, windows firewall. 
• In the left pane, click Turn Windows Firewall on or off. 
• If you want to allow a program or features through windows firewall, click change settings. 
• Select the check box next to the program you want to allow, select the network locations you want to allow communication on, and then click OK. 

If some firewall settings are unavailable and your computer is connected to a domain, your system administrator might be remember, each time you choose to allow a program to communicate through your firewall, your computer setup will become less secure. The more items you allow through your firewall, the more at risk you become to hackers or malicious software controlling these settings through Group Policy.