Automatically backup Windows firewall rules


  1. Alejandro85
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Automatically backup Windows firewall rules


    I'm setting up my computer so that it back up automatically. For most files I have no problem, but now I want to include my entire firewall configuration in it.

    Manually, I can just open the firewall advanced configuration and click the link to export the config, which works greatly, but now, how to do so automatically?
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  3. Tookeri
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    Windows 7 Pro 32
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    Take a look here: Netsh Commands for Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
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  4. Alejandro85
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Thanks, handy link. In the end I used the following command:

    Code:
    netsh advfirewall export c:\temp\test.wfw
    In the backup pre-events, then backup the resulting file, and deleted in a post-backup event. The bad part is that the task needs to be run under an administrator user as netsh requires elevation, but not so problem anyway.
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  6. andrew129260
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    Windows 10 Pro
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    Thanks for posting the solution for you in the thread itself :)
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