Rajendra_T

How to add outbound rule in windows firewall to allow Windows Update?

Please don't ask me to change firewall policy. My default policy for outbound connections is "block". Many programs connect to internet without my attention and consumes bandwidth so I restricted the firewall policy to block, but Microsoft update or Windows update service not working. Please suggest safe option to enable MS Update by creating outbound rule.

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Sharief K

Hi Rajendra_T,

Thank you for the post. I understand that you would like to allow Windows updates in firewall by creating an outbound rule.

I will definitely help you with this.

You need to add the Windows Update website addresses to the blocking program's exceptions or "allow" list or allow Windows Update Service to connect to the Internet through port 80 and port 443.

To add the Windows Update websites to a firewall exceptions list

Windows Firewall ships with this version of Windows and should already include these sites in the exceptions list. If you use a different firewall, refer to the software publisher's documentation to see how to add these websites to your firewall exceptions list: