How to open a port in Windows Firewall

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1. Open Windows Firewall by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type firewall, and then click Windows Firewall.

 Open Windows Firewall in control panel
2. In the left pane, click Advanced settings. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. Windows Firewall advanced settings
3. In the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security dialog box, in the left pane, click Inbound Rules, and then, in the right pane, click New Rule. Inbound rules for Windows Firewall
4. Follow the instructions in the New Inbound Rule wizard. New Inbound rules wizard

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