But every fence needs a gate, and that’s where exceptions come in.
When you allow an app to communicate through the firewall, it’s called adding an “exception”.
For the most part, this all happens automatically.
Or maybe it’s an app that just didn’t get configured automatically for some reason.
In those cases, you’ll need to head into Windows' firewall prefs.
smack the Windows Firewall app and not Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.
We’ll talk about that one a bit later.
You’ll only need to do this once.
To add a new app to the list, click “Allow another app”.
In the Add an app window, browse for the app you want to allow internet access to.
Click Add when you’re done and that’s it.
Another tool, Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, has a lot more options.
Related:Do I Need a Firewall if I Have a Router?
