There are a number of reasons you will need to disable your windows firewall. Some are valid, others can be concerning. If you had to disable the firewall, and you want to prevent the annoying chime plus the notification popup, which happens every single time you boot your computer and start using it….the fix is simple. Disable windows firewall notifications through group policy objects.
Begin by going to the
Type here to search bar
Enter gpedit.msc and press Enter
Navigate to: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network > Network Connections > Windows Defender Firewall > Domain Profile
Open the object named Windows Defender Firewall: Prohibit notifications
Set to Enabled
Click Ok
Then Navigate to: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network > Network Connections > Windows Defender Firewall > Standard Profile
Open the object named Windows Defender Firewall: Prohibit notifications
Set to Enabled
Click Ok
Then Navigate to: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network > Windows Components > Windows Security > Notifications
Open the object named Hide All Notifications
Set to Enabled
Click Ok
Reboot your computer and the notifications disappear!
