How To Block Programs From The Internet [Windows Vista & windows 7]

How To Block Programs From The Internet [Windows Vista & windows 7]


ome programs constantly try to access the internet to update the software and sometimes this could be annoying. You can block this by setting a rule in the windows firewall to block the program from accessing the internet.

To do this go to start and click control panel, click on system and security, click on windows firewall and click on advance settings.

Now you will see the Inbound Rules and Outbound Rules, Click on Inbound rules and then click on New rule.

Now in the Inbound Rule Wizard window, check on Programs and click next.

Now choose the program that you want to block from accessing the internet, click on browse and search the program that you want to block.

In this example i will block the daemon tools from accessing the internet, click open and then click next.

After that click on Block the connection and click on next, check all the boxes and again click on next. 

Name the new rule and then click Finish.

You can also do this in Outbound rule. and also you can disable or enable this rule.