How to close the WIN8 firewall step (graphic)

                  The official version of Windows8 operating system is getting closer and closer to the release date. At present, many friends have used the WIN8 consumer preview version. Although there may be some differences with the official version, it is still almost the same. I have found some In order to attract Internet users, Internet cafes also installed the Windows8 consumer preview operating system. For the WIN8 system, it can be said that it has a qualitative improvement compared to the previous system. It has been improved and enhanced in many aspects of the system, such as the firewall that comes with WIN8. The function is more powerful, but the anti-virus software is installed. The firewall of WIN8 is basically tasteless. Many friends have asked Xiaobian how to close the Windows8 system firewall. The following article will introduce the method.

How do I turn off the WIN8 firewall? The method is as follows:

1.) First, we press the WIN+C combination shortcut on the computer keyboard to pop up the operation menu. Then we will see the pop-up option side box on the right side, then we click “Settings” Then click on the “Control Panel” button to enter the control panel, as shown below:
WIN8 Settings WIN8 Control Panel Portal

2.) After entering the control panel, we click ““Windows Firewall” as shown below:
Windows8 Firewall Portal

3.) After entering the WIN8 firewall panel, we can click “Enable or disable Windows Firewall”. Here is the control switch of WIN8 firewall. Figure:
Enable or disable Win8 firewall settings

In addition, WIN8's firewall function is much stronger than previous versions of WIN7 and XP systems. WIN8 firewall supports firewall filtering settings for private and public networks. As shown below:
WIN8 stronger firewall function

In general, if a higher professional anti-virus software is installed in the computer, the system's own firewall is recommended to be turned off, because the anti-virus software comes with a firewall function. Turning off the system firewall can save some system resources and improve system performance.