Windows 8.1 to prompt for allowing apps to initiate outbound internet connections

Dear MSFT,

since Windows Vista there is this one little but important missing piece in the integrated firewall.

You will get only notifications from the firewall if an app was blocked from receiving inbound

network connections.

But you will not get any notifications if an app was blocked from initiating outbound

network connections.

WHY

IS

IT

SO

DIFFICULT

TO

OFFER

THE

SAME

PROMPT

FOR

OUTGOING

CONNECTIONS?

Seriously, I don't get it?! Do you have some special contracts with 3rd party firewall developer to keep this "feature gap" in your own firewall? I mean, this is a standard feature since over 10 years in other firewalls like zone alarm, norton bla and mcaffeewhatever.

You already have the code base for showing the dialog for blocked incoming connections, so why is it so hard to offer the same thing for blocked outgoing connections?

You know what happens right now? Many people want to know which apps try to call home so they install extensions like "Windows 8 Firewall Control" from strange companies like "sphinx-soft" where you actually don't know who has written this software and if you can trust them.

PLEASE MSFT, listen to your customers. PLEASE fix your firewall and allow us, to also receive the prompt for blocked outbound connection attempts!

Help is really appreciated!


  • Edited by Qu4rkz Sunday, January 26, 2014 12:41 PM
January 26th, 2014 3:39pm

Hi,
 
Thanks for posting in Microsoft TechNet forums.

I will try to involve someone familiar with this topic to further look at this issue. There might be some time delay. Appreciate your patience.

Regards,

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January 28th, 2014 10:32am

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January 29th, 2014 4:37am

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