

On the right-panel, find and double-click on the “ Windows Defender Firewall: Protect all network connections” policy.Go to the following folder in the Group Policy Editor.Ĭomputer Configuration → Administrative Templates → Network → Network Connections → Windows Defender Firewall → Domain Profile.Type “ gpedit.msc” in the blank field and press “ Enter“.

Press “ Windows Key + R” keyboard shortcut.These are the steps you should follow to turn off Windows Firewall with GPO (Group Policy Object).

The steps shown below are verified to work with Windows 10, 7, and 8. In this quick guide, let me show the process of disabling Windows Firewall. If the Windows firewall is acting out of order or to install a third-party firewall software, you can easily disable the Windows Firewall.
