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title: Checklist Configuring Basic Firewall Settings (Windows 10)
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# Checklist: Configuring Basic Firewall Settings


This checklist includes tasks for configuring a GPO with firewall defaults and settings that are separate from the rules.

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![checklist](images/2b05dce3-938f-4168-9b8f-1f4398cbdb9b.gif)**Checklist: Configuring firewall defaults and settings**

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<td><p>Turn the firewall on and set the default inbound and outbound behavior.</p></td>
<td><p><img src="images/15dd35b6-6cc6-421f-93f8-7109920e7144.gif" alt="Procedure topic" />[Turn on Windows Firewall and Configure Default Behavior](turn-on-windows-firewall-and-configure-default-behavior.md)</p></td>
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<td><p>Configure the firewall to not display notifications to the user when a program is blocked, and to ignore locally defined firewall and connection security rules.</p></td>
<td><p><img src="images/15dd35b6-6cc6-421f-93f8-7109920e7144.gif" alt="Procedure topic" />[Configure Windows Firewall to Suppress Notifications When a Program Is Blocked](configure-windows-firewall-to-suppress-notifications-when-a-program-is-blocked.md)</p></td>
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<td><p>Configure the firewall to record a log file.</p></td>
<td><p><img src="images/15dd35b6-6cc6-421f-93f8-7109920e7144.gif" alt="Procedure topic" />[Configure the Windows Firewall Log](configure-the-windows-firewall-log.md)</p></td>
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