Windows firewall service name

How important is it to put a firewall windows service name? What is its purpose of it? These questions are the things that we will find the answer to below.

When we are creating a firewall rule and a firewall service, it requires some information. One of the things that we need to specify is the service name.

In a general term, the service name is the service name that Windows has assigned to the application. When it is running as a service (like WinRM, WMI, and so on) then it will have a service name.

However, we cannot specify the service name when we are creating a firewall rule without adding the “-name” switch parameter. The following command will create a firewall rule for Windows Remote Management (WinRM).

• New-NetFirewallRule
• DisplayName ‘Windows Remote Management (HTTP-In)’
• Direction Inbound
• LocalPort 5985
• Protocol TCP
• Action Allow
• Name “Windows Remote Management”

The two commands above are good examples of how to use and not use a firewall windows service name. So this section will show you how important it is and what purpose it serves when you are creating a firewall rule. 

Also, let us continue our discussion below.

What Is The Purpose Of A Firewall Windows Service?

As we stated at the beginning of this article, some rules need some information like protocol or destination ports. However, sometimes some rules require something else.

Such as firewalls, windows service names, or program names if they have been assigned by Windows itself. So this section will show you why we need to put this information.

When creating these types of rules and why they are important in general. So, let us continue our discussion below.

Can I Delete The Firewall Windows Service?

You can delete the firewall windows service if you want to. However, you need to remember that this is not something that you can do frequently. 

If you do not want to use it, you can remove it. However, removing it may cause some bad things to happen in your network.

Is It A Good Idea To Delete The Firewall Windows Service Name?

As we stated earlier, deleting them may cause problems to happen. So it is not a good idea for you to delete it. However, if you have already deleted it and something bad has happened in your network.

Then there is no problem for you to re-add it back again. This way, you will be able to solve the issue that has arisen at the moment. 

As long as they are not causing any bad issues in your network, there is no problem for them to stay there forever too.

How Do I Delete The Firewall Windows Service Name?

If you want to delete the firewall windows service name and do not want any problem to happen in your network because of it, then follow the steps below:

• Go to the Control Panel 
•  administrative Tools 
• Services. 

Go ahead and look for the service which has the name “ Windows Firewall ”. You will see that there is a service with this name when you have gone through all the services on your computer. 

Once you have found this service then right-click on it and choose Stop. After that, go ahead and right-click on it again and choose Properties. 

Select Disabled from the Startup type list and click on Apply. After that select Start from the Startup type list and click on OK.

Now go ahead and right-click on the same service again and choose Restart. After restarting Windows Firewall, try creating a new firewall rule without using its firewall windows service name.