When running Windows 10-based machines within my home network I typically ensure that the network interface profile is set to “Private” because those machines reside behind a dedicated firewall I operate on a network I trust. In this case I don’t need the firewall built into Windows 10 so I disable it. Unfortunately when this occurs Windows 10 repeatedly notifies me that its firewall is off.
Here’s a brief post on how to change the network profile, turn off the Windows 10 firewall associated with the private network profile, and suppress the firewall messages that occur after the Windows 10 firewall is disabled.
To change the network interface profile to Private, open the Start menu and select the Settings shortcut, on the left (it looks like a cogwheel). From there select Network & Internet, then Status from among the menu choices on the left. Now select “Change connection properties” and then select “Private”. Pro tip: an even quicker way to get to this setting is to left-click the network icon in the system tray at the bottom-right, near the clock, then click on “Properties”.
Okay, to turn off firewall associated with the private networks, again from the Settings menu, select Update & Security, then Windows Security from among the menu choices on the left. Now select “Firewall & network protection” and then select “Private network”. Move the slider under “Windows Defender Firewall” from On to Off.
Finally, to suppress those firewall messages, open the Start menu and search for and select Control Panel. Once there select Security and Maintenance, then Change Security and Maintenance settings from among the menu choices on the left. Under the “Security messages” category uncheck “Network firewall”.
That’s it. Your network connection continues to be secure behind your firwall without the repeated notifications concerning the Windows 10 firewall.
still keeps popinng up-
Yes, you will occasionally still see the notification. I typically see it at logon.
Unfortunately doesn’t help. I unchecked all the boxes in “Change Security and Maintenance settings” and I still get the Windows Firewall notification after every restart. I have Windows 10 Enterprise version 1809.
Sorry about that. I’m on Win 10 Pro, 1903.
Thanks iceflatline….this is a good guide and helped me out.
Works!
This never did work!
WTF! Disabling those notification options in control panel has *never* worked in *any* version of Win 10.
Does not work
After following the steps in this post my firewall notifications dropped from one every ~15 min or so to one, which occurs when windows boots. Perhaps I should change the title of the post to “minimize.”