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title: Open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security (Windows 10)
description: Open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
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# Open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

**Applies to**
-   Windows 10
-   Windows Server 2016

This procedure shows you how to open the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security console.

**Administrative credentials**

To complete this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group. For more information, see Additional considerations.

## Opening Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

-   [Using the Windows interface](#to-open-windows-firewall-with-advanced-security-using-the-ui)

-   [Using a command line](#to-open-windows-firewall-with-advanced-security-from-a-command-prompt)

## To open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security using the UI

Click Start, type **Windows Firewall with Advanced Security**, and the press ENTER.

## To open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security from a command prompt

1.  Open a command prompt window.

2.  At the command prompt, type:

    ``` syntax
    wf.msc
    ```

**Additional considerations**

Although standard users can start the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security MMC snap-in, to change most settings the user must be a member of a group with the permissions to modify those settings, such as Administrators.