Off topic/how could I have this

[midnight]

How could I have this firewall?

[Raeken]

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/access-protection/windows-firewall/windows-firewall-with-advanced-security

Everyone does (Windows users, in case). 

[DavidR]

Isn't this just the windows 10 firewall.

Microsoft has started calling things 'Defender' something.  What was the Windows Security/Action Center is not the Windows Defender Center, etc.

You should find it in the Control Panel > System Security.

[midnight]

@DavidR,

That's where I found it.  It didn't show up until day.

[Raeken]

DavidR, very interesting.
So... is this just the old "Windows Firewall" with a new name? Nothing changed?

[midnight]

I don't like it because it blocked access for my browsers.  I had to click on allow.

[DavidR]

DavidR, very interesting.
So... is this just the old "Windows Firewall" with a new name? Nothing changed?

As far as I'm aware that is all it is, just MS rebranding everything with Defender in the name.

When I first used my new win10 laptop a little over a year ago, it was just plain old Windows Firewall. 

These changes may have come in the Creators/Fall Creators Update as I haven't used any other firewall on this win10 laptop.

[DavidR]

I don't like it because it blocked access for my browsers.  I had to click on allow.

So far it hasn't blocked anything on my system.

[Pondus]

Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security Deployment Guide
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/access-protection/windows-firewall/windows-firewall-with-advanced-security-deployment-guide

[Raeken]

I see. Thanks for the information, DavidR.