Hello all. I am trying to open some ports up on my Surface but I'm unable to access the firewall. There doesn't seem to be any way of accessing it. The only place even listing it is the Action Center and it cannot be configured from there. Haven't had this issue on Windows 8 Pro, just RT. What am I missing? Been scouring the net without any luck. Even Technet has an article outlining how to access it for RT and it's pretty much the same as the Pro. It just doesn't seem to be accessible to me. My user has admin rights. Anyone out there that has had any luck with this?
Windows RT Surface Firewall
- Thread starter gglazer
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It looks like the normal Firewall Control Panel has been removed from Windows RT, Windows Firewall with Advanced Security is available under the Administrator Tools. This is an advanced set of tools but you can accomplish the task from there but the workflow if vastly different. Let us know what you are trying to open or block and I might be able to assist.
Another way would be to use netsh firewall from the command line... Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Administration with Windows PowerShell or by using PowerShell How to manage the Windows firewall settings with PowerShell - James O'Neill's blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
surfacetablethelp
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The Surface Pro should include the normal Firewall Control Panel and allows uer to edit.
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