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These 4 free, open-source firewalls do what Windows Defender can't

The Windows firewall is a fine place to start, but there are better options.
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Microsoft drops SMB1 firewall rules in new Windows 11 build

Windows 11 will no longer add SMB1 Windows Defender Firewall rules when creating new SMB shares starting with today's Canary Channel Insider Preview Build 25992 build. Before this change and since ...