Saturday, December 31, 2016
Windows Firewall is a good piece of software that does its job very well, even better than many paid firewalls. However, it has always lacked in one area: it’s not very easy to access and configure. It’s so hidden in the background that many Windows users don’t even know that it exists. While you can use the Windows Firewall to block the internet access of any app that runs on Windows, most users will not even know where to go in order to this. They will prefer a quicker way to block internet access for some of their Windows apps. Fortunately, the free OneClickFirewall tool that’s developed by WinAero is here to help.
This tutorial will take you every single step to use it to block and restore internet access for any desktop app that runs on Windows:
Step 1 :-
At first you need to install a freeware application "OneClickFirewall".
Download WinAero OneClickFirewall (From Here)
Step 2 :-
You’ll get a ZIP archive. Extract it, you’ll find the EULA (End User License Agreement), a link to the WinAero website and the OneClickFirewall executable .
Run the OneClickFirewall executable file to install the tool on your Windows computer or device.
Follow the instructions for installing it and then start using it.
Step 3 :-
If you want to block a specific program from getting online, start by opening File Explorer , if you’re using Windows 10 or Windows 8.1, or Windows Explorer if you’re still on Windows 7. Then browse through your computer’s folders and files and find that program’s executable.
(e.g- Here we disable internet access for Opera Mini)
Click through the folders on your PC until you find the Application you want to block from accessing the Internet.
If you’re having trouble locating it, it’s probably in the Program Files/Programs Files (x86) folder, likely in a sub-folder with either the program name or company name as a part of the folder name itself.
When you’ve found it, Right click (or tap and hold) on the executable file and then press the “Block Internet Access”option from the right-click menu.
The next time you’ll launch that program, if it tries to access the internet, it will not be able to. In our case, Opera told us that “Your Internet access is blocked”.
How to restore the internet access of a program you’ve blocked with OneClickFirewall
If you no longer want to block a certain program from accessing the internet, find its executable, using File Explorer or Windows Explorer. Then, right click (or tap and hold) it and click or tap the “Restore Internet Access ” option from the right-click menu.
Your Windows program now has internet access again.
