Hi is there any shortcut or parameter I can start the Firewall Advanced Settings with? So that I don't need to navigate through standard settings first. Regards

You could go to Control Panel and select View by: Large/Small icons then select Administrative Tools. Right click on Windows Firewall with Advanced Security and select Send to > Desktop (create shortcut).Netsh commands may also work for you...http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771920(WS.10).aspxMS-MVP Windows Desktop Experience, "When all else fails, read the instructions"

Too easy, thanks.

Thanks, the command line method is quite good but still a lot of work if doing it frequently. The Windows 7 admin rights is a big trouble . Sometimes you cannot do a lot of file operations without the rights . :>