Windows Firewall Control extends the functionality of the Windows firewall and provides immediate access to the most frequent options. Windows Firewall Control was acquired by Malwarebytes 5/2025.

It runs in the system tray and allows the user to control the native firewall easily without wasting time navigating to the specific part of the firewall.

Windows Firewall Control Features:

● Intuitive and easily accessible interface in the systray.
● Full support for standard user accounts. Elevated privileges are required only at installation.
● Create temporary rules which are automatically deleted when they expire or on program restart.
● Disable the ability of other programs to add Windows Firewall rules.
● Multiple and easier ways of creating new rules in the Windows Firewall.
● Full support for creating, modifying, and deleting Window Firewall rules.
● Lock feature, which can disable the access to the settings of the program and Windows Firewall.
● Shell integration into the right-click context menu of the executable files.
● Search for invalid rules with the possibility to delete them.
● Search for executable files through folders and create new rules in seconds.
● View recently blocked connections and create new rules from the logs: inbound and outbound.
● Choose if you want the program to start at user login.
● Import and export the settings of Windows Firewall Control.
● Protection to unauthorized uninstallation.
● Possibility to restore previous settings at uninstallation.
● And many more.

Similar:
● How to Restore or Reset Default Windows Defender Firewall Settings
● How to Allow or Block a Program in the Windows 10 & 11 Firewall
● Firewall & Network Protection in Windows 10 Explained and How to Hide It