Windows Firewall: Allow local program exceptions

Allows administrators to use the Windows Firewall component in Control Panel to define a local program exceptions list. Windows Firewall uses two program exceptions lists; the other is defined by the "Windows Firewall: Define inbound program exceptions" policy setting.

If you enable this policy setting, the Windows Firewall component in Control Panel allows administrators to define a local program exceptions list.

If you disable this policy setting, the Windows Firewall component in Control Panel does not allow administrators to define a local program exceptions list. However, local administrators will still be allowed to create firewall rules in the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security snap-in. If you wish to prevent all locally created rules from applying, use the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in and configure Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Windows Firewall with Advanced Security to specify that local firewall rules should not apply.

Supported on: At least Windows XP Professional with SP2

Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry PathSOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications
Value NameAllowUserPrefMerge
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

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