How to Disable Windows Firewall including the service itself (4276471)

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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 Profile
4) Set the "Windows Firewall: Protect all network connections" option to "Disabled"

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