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When i create a new firewall role (inbound or outbound) in the Windows Firewall and Advanced Security after refresh, it disappears! I have this problem recently and i don't know why? (I searched and there is no specific local group policy that may cause that.) My OS: Windows 8.1

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I reset firewall settings to default but it keeps resetting to it's default settings ... It's like the Netsh advfirewall firewall reset command is running always!!!

HBasiri
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Just stumbled upon the same or very similar problem in Win 10:

  1. Open "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security"
  2. Right click "Inbound Rules", "New rule..."
  3. Setup the rule with whatever settings and save it
  4. At this point I can confirm rule is working
  5. Few seconds later rule stops working. If I refresh "Inbound Rules" my rule is disappeared.

I have restarted windows, tried SFC scan, "netsh firewall reset", scanned with anti-malware software, inspected running processes, but nothing helped.

Then I started stopping services and after I stopped "TunnelBear Maintenance" service the problem was solved and my custom rules have been persistently saved. This service belongs to TunnelBear VPN app.

Check for TunnelBear. If you don't have it, I suggest to start stopping non-windows services and keep adding and watching if rule is disappearing after each stopped service.

Ventzy Kunev
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