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Title
How to Disable Windows Firewall including the service itself -
Description
It is desired to disable the Windows Firewall on a client computer, as well as the "Windows Firewall" service itself -
Cause
Desktop Authority has an object that will disable the Windows Firewall but it will not disable the Firewall Service. -
Resolution
In order to disable the Windows Firewall as well as the "Windows Firewall" service itself, please follow these steps:
1) From the User Management Profile, create a new Group Policy Templates element
2) Go to "Add/Remove ADMX Files" tab and select the WINDOWSFIREWALL.ADMX file.3) Select the "Settings" tab and go to: Templates | Administrative Templates | Network | Network Connections | Windows Firewall | Domain Profile4) Set the "Windows Firewall: Protect all network connections" option to "Disabled"