It's deny by default, you get a popup when something wants to make a connection, then you can allow. Pre-built binaries available. It's my go-to since many years
I don’t see what the issue is with the dev tools used. VS is nice as it has always been. Wix is very convenient and makes building msi ez.
But I wonder why the dev thought a 3rd party Windows fw was necessary.
Why should I choose to introduce software with potential security flaws, when I can simply use the built-in firewall?
For those looking for something similar, try SimpleWall: https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall
It's deny by default, you get a popup when something wants to make a connection, then you can allow. Pre-built binaries available. It's my go-to since many years
simplewall is archived and unmaintained
It gets updates almost daily
Not the repo that was linked, says they pushed a new version a week ago.
Necessary tools:
To build the application... (You get the idea.)
I don’t see what the issue is with the dev tools used. VS is nice as it has always been. Wix is very convenient and makes building msi ez. But I wonder why the dev thought a 3rd party Windows fw was necessary.
> But I wonder why the dev thought a 3rd party Windows fw was necessary
Because windows' built-in firewall is of static nature, and as such, useless in the personal firewall role.
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