FIX: Windows Firewall Has Blocked Some Features Of This App in Windows 10

This article will show you how to fix “Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this app” repeated notifications in Windows 10/8/7.

If the Windows Firewall suddenly throws up a message warning that “Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this app” and shows you two options – Allow access and Cancel, when you go on to run a program. If you don’t trust the program, it is best to select Cancel.

Windows Firewall Has Blocked Some Features Of This App in Windows 10
Windows Firewall has blocked some features of google chrome on all public and private networks

If you are getting this problem, I highly recommended you should try these suggestions below:

  1. First things first, boot your system in “Safe Mode with networking” and scan your computer for viruses with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware then check if it is some malware that is causing this opens.
  2. A system file corruption can also be the cause of this problem. You can run System File Checker scan to fix it. If it fails to fix found errors, run DISM commands.
  3. In order to fix this notification, you may want to restore Windows Firewall settings to defaults.

If the problem still persists, try these solutions:

How To Fix “Windows Firewall Has Blocked Some Features Of This App” In Windows 10/8/7

Method 1. Disable Or To Uninstall Third-Party Network

If you have recently installed any third-party network related programs such as Tunnel Bear, Hotspot Shield or Virtual Private Network (VPN) clients installed, I suggest you should uninstall them to fix this problem. To do that, follow these steps below:

Step 1. Go to Device Manager by pressing Windows Key + X and select Device Manager.
Step 2. Expand category Network adapters then disabled any VPN adapters such as Hotspot Shield or Tunnel Bear.
Step 3. Restart your system and check “Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this app” problem has resolved.

Disable Or To Uninstall Third-Party Network

Method 2. Allow The App Permanently Via Firewall

Step 1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and go to Windows Firewall.

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Step 2. Then you click Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall link.

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Step 3. On next screen, click on Change settings button. From the list of programs that appear, you locate and check both Public and Private options for the program for which you’re getting repeated notifications. Click OK.

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Step 4. Lastly, you can close Control Panel and check the problem has resolved.

You can see this video below to learn more how to fix “Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this program” in Windows 10/8/7:

Hope this helps you. If you have any other Windows and Office related issues you can check for the solution in my Windows tips section.