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title: Configure the Windows Firewall Log (Windows 10)
description: Configure the Windows Firewall Log
ms.assetid: f037113d-506b-44d3-b9c0-0b79d03e7d18
ms.prod: w10
ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
ms.sitesec: library
ms.pagetype: security
author: brianlic-msft
---
# Configure the Windows Firewall Log
**Applies to**
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview
To configure Windows Firewall to log dropped packets or successful connections, use the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security node in the Group Policy Management MMC snap-in.
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In this topic:
[To configure Windows Firewall logging for Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008](#bkmk-toenablewindowsfirewallandconfigurethedefaultbehavior)
- [To configure the Windows Firewall log](#to-configure-the-windows-firewall-log)
## <a href="" id="bkmk-1"></a>
**To configure Windows Firewall logging for Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2**
## To configure the Windows Firewall log
1. [Open the Group Policy Management Console to Windows Firewall with Advanced Security](open-the-group-policy-management-console-to-windows-firewall-with-advanced-security.md).
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3. The default path for the log is **%windir%\\system32\\logfiles\\firewall\\pfirewall.log**. If you want to change this, clear the **Not configured** check box and type the path to the new location, or click **Browse** to select a file location.
**Important**  
The location you specify must have permissions assigned that permit the Windows Firewall service to write to the log file.
 
>**Important:**  The location you specify must have permissions assigned that permit the Windows Firewall service to write to the log file.
4. The default maximum file size for the log is 4,096 kilobytes (KB). If you want to change this, clear the **Not configured** check box, and type in the new size in KB, or use the up and down arrows to select a size. The file will not grow beyond this size; when the limit is reached, old log entries are deleted to make room for the newly created ones.
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- To create a log entry when Windows Firewall allows an inbound connection, change **Log successful connections** to **Yes**.
6. Click **OK** twice.