Check your firewall settings and ensure it’s set to a "Standard" or "Balanced" mode. If you’re on a public Wi-Fi network, your OS might have automatically switched to a "Public" profile, which is significantly more restrictive than your "Home" or "Private" profile. 2. Conflicting "Double Firewalls"

The second line: “DO NOT DISABLE ME.” why is my firewall blocking everything

Could my firewall be blocking my internet connection? - Airband Check your firewall settings and ensure it’s set

I never found out who “she” was. I wiped the drive, reinstalled Windows, and moved to a new city within a week. The firewall works fine now. But sometimes, late at night, I see a single blocked connection attempt in the log. Destination IP: the old apartment. Port: 443. Protocol: HTTPS. Process: bxdiag.sys . late at night