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title: Open a GPO to Windows Defender Firewall (Windows 10)
description: Open the Group Policy Management Console to Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security
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# Open the Group Policy Management Console to Windows Defender Firewall

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

To open a GPO to Windows Defender Firewall:

1.  Open the Group Policy Management console.

2.  In the navigation pane, expand **Forest:** *YourForestName*, expand **Domains**, expand *YourDomainName*, expand **Group Policy Objects**, right-click the GPO you want to modify, and then click **Edit**.

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