Minimalfirewall: Minimal Firewall is a portable Windows firewall without requiring custom kernel modifications or disabling core isolation

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Really easy and straightforward to use. I’ll keep using it. Thanks!

Gotta walk that back a bit. There were a few usability issues I just couldn’t get to work, so I have to go back to simplewall. I’m sure it’ll be a solid program in the future, but in my opinion, it’s still a bit of a work in progress.

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Mind going over what the issues were?

I like the concept of this Windows based Firewall but am finding it difficult to work.

I use Mullvad Browser and Mullvad VPN on Windows 11 Pro.

This is obviously a training issue for myself but Mullvad VPN will not work no matter what “rules” I set to allow full “inbound/outbound” use by any Mullvad listing I find.

This is my first stumbling block and is preventing me from utilizing what I think may be a great firewall for Windows.

Well, first off, if you’re coming from simplewall, this is way too basic. Then, I don’t know what caused it, but it froze several times in lockdown mode, which was really annoying. You’ll probably be happy with it if you’re not switching from simplewall, but I decided to try it since they compare themselves to simplewall on their GitHub page.

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I see, that makes sense.

I’m always interested in these types of applications even though every time I use one I end up causing myself more issues then solving :sweat_smile:

Well, this shouldn’t be too hard to learn, so it might be a good fit for you if you’ve got a bit of patience.