Windows Firewall – How to Allow File Sharing only

In this scenario, you enable firewall but still need to use file sharing to share file.

Step:

1. Open Windows Firewall
   • Click Start
   • Open Control Panel and search for  “Windows Firewall”
   • Click Advanced Settings
2. Click Inbound Rule
3. In the right pane, find the below rules and and right-click each rules. Then, choose Enable Rule
   • File and Printer Sharing (NB-Name-In)
   • File and Printer Sharing (NB-Session-In)