How to reset firewall settings via CMD

From the previous post, here is another way how to enable/reset firewall settings.


1. Open Run and type the following
CMD /K NETSH FIREWALL RESET

Launch firewall applet from Control Panel, and see if you're able to configure the Windows Firewall settings.

If the above steps do not help, as a last resort solution (before attempting to reinstall the Service Pack), give the following commands a try:

2. Click Start, Run and type:

rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection Ndi-Steelhead 132 %windir%\inf\netrass.inf

The above command repaired most of the Windows Firewall settings. After running the above command, restart Windows and then run the following:

How to enable/reset Firewall settings via Registry

            There was this problem i have encountered with the firewall setting of one pc i am supporting. It is a Microsoft Windows XP machine. The problem of the PC is that, it cannot print to the network printer and cannot access shared drives. Upon checking the services, the windows firewall services has been disabled and i tried to enable it but it gives me an error. I would like to share the registry file i use to resolve this issue and enabled the firewall setting and hope it will help.

1. Open a notepad, and paste the the following command.