How to Check Open Ports in Windows 10/8/7 [Tutorial]
Windows 10 is the latest and the greatest in the long line of operating systems offered by Microsoft. It is constantly updated and many bug fixes are offered in these updates. Ports are used by all applications to communicate with the internet. These ports need to be opened by the application, automatically or in some cases, manually, by the user.
In most cases though, the ports are opened automatically and the user isn’t informed about the ports that are opened when an application is installed. Therefore, in this tutorial, we will discuss the method to check what ports have been opened on your computer. Make sure to follow the instructions carefully and accurately to avoid conflict.
A firewall is an essential aspect of computing and no PC should ever be without one. That’s why Windows has one bundled and active as standard. Windows Firewall occasionally has to be told to let a program communicate with the network, which is where opening ports comes in. If you want to open firewall ports in Windows 10, here’s how you do it.
Firewalls are designed to protect a network from threats. Either threats from the outside trying to get in or threats from the inside trying to get out. It does this by blocking network-enabled ports. Every time a program tries to communicate through this port, the firewall checks its database of rules to see if it is allowed or not. If it doesn’t know, it asks you, which is why you sometimes see prompts asking you if a particular program is permitted to access the internet.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).
