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Turn firewall protection on

When firewall protection is off, your PC is vulnerable to threats, and your protection status on the Home Page is "at risk." Turn firewall protection on to restore your protection against threats and return your status on the Home Page to "secure."

1 Open the Firewall settings page.
2 Click Turn on.
If Personal Firewall is already on and you want to turn it off, click Turn off. Turning off Personal Firewall makes your PC vulnerable to threats, and your protection status on the Home Page changes to indicate that your PC is "at risk." To learn more about turning Personal Firewall off, read Turn firewall protection off.