How to open a port in Windows Firewall?

1. Click start button
2. Click control panel
3. Type ‘Firewall’ in the search tab
4. Click “windows firewall”
5. In left Panel click “Advance Settings” (If you’re prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.)
6. “Windows Firewall with Advanced Security” dialog box will pop out
7. In the left panel you can see “Inbound rules” and “Outbound rules”
8. Right Click on the link “Inbound rules” and then click “New Rules”
9. Then follow the 5 steps which it ask to complete the setting
        * Rule type > Port
        * Protocol and ports > Specify local ports (give the port number)
        * Action > Select based on your requirement
        * Profile > Select Domain/Private/Public (Based on requirement)
        * Name > Give a Name and Description(optional)
10. Click Finish

Have a happy day ahead 🙂

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