Enable and Configure Windows Defender Firewall rules using Intune
If you’re managing your devices using Microsoft Intune, you may want to control your Windows Defender Firewall policy. A firewall controls what network traffic is allowed and not allowed to pass through ports. For regular devices like laptops and desktops, the firewall should allow very little inbound traffic. There is rarely any legitimate reason for other devices to connect to your device, or home network, unsolicited. Therefore, it's important to have Microsoft Defender Firewall switched on to protect your device from unauthorized access. As always, I am going to refer to a use case as I feel that is the best way of putting things in context. While working on an assignment, I noticed that an end user would receive Windows Defender FW prompt stating that some executables are getting blocked. These were related to an application called AS 400. At this point, I had not configured any FW rules to allow any Inbound or Outbound traffic, but soon realized that the FW was getting enab...