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title: Open the Group Policy Management Console to Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security (Windows 10)
description: Open the Group Policy Management Console to Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security
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ms.prod: w10
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ms.pagetype: security
author: brianlic-msft
ms.date: 08/17/2017
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# Open the Group Policy Management Console to Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security

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

To open a GPO to Windows Defender Firewall:

1.  Open the Active Directory Users and Computers console.

2.  In the navigation pane, expand *YourDomainName*, right-click the container that your GPO is linked to, and then click **Properties**.

3.  Click the **Group Policy** tab, select your GPO, and then click **Edit**.

4.  In the navigation pane of the Group Policy Object Editor, navigate to **Computer Configuration** > **Administrative Templates** > **Network** > **Network Connections** > **Windows Defender Firewall**.