simplewall/bin

simplewall



Description:

Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.



The lightweight application is less than a megabyte, and it is compatible with Windows 8.1 and higher operating systems.

You can download either the installer or portable version. For correct working you are require administrator rights.



System requirements:

- Windows 8.1 and above operating system.

- Visual C++ 2022 Redistributable package (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170)



Nota bene:

Keep in mind, simplewall is not a control UI over Windows Firewall, and does not interact in any level with Windows Firewall. It works

over Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which is a set of internal API and system services that provide a platform for creating network filtering

applications. Windows Filtering Platform is a development technology and not a firewall itself, but simplewall is the tool that uses this technology.



Command line:

List of arguments for simplewall.

-install - enable filtering (you can set "-silent" argument to skip prompt)

-uninstall - remove all installed filters



Uninstall:

When you uninstall simplewall, all previously installed filters are stay alive in system.

To remove all filters created by simplewall, start simplewall and press "Disable filters" button.



Features:

- Simple interface without annoying pop ups

- Rules editor (create your own rules)

- Internal blocklist rules (block Windows spy / telemetry)

- Dropped packets information with notification and logging to a file feature (win7+)

- Allowed packets information with logging to a file feature (win8+)

- Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) support

- Windows services support

- Windows Store support

- Free and open source

- Localization support

- IPv6 support



To activate portable mode, create "simplewall.ini" in application folder, or move it from "%APPDATA%\Henry++\simplewall".



Installation:

When install rules, you can choose two modes:

- Permanent rules - rules are working until you disable it manually.

- Temporary rules - rules are reset after the next reboot.



Uninstall:

When you uninstall simplewall, all previously configured filters stay alive in system.

To remove all filters created by simplewall, start simplewall and press "Disable filters" button.



Command line:

-install - enable filtering.

-install -temp - enable filtering until next reboot.

-install -silent - enable filtering without prompt.

-uninstall - remove all installed filters.



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