Configure Windows Firewall

[Eric]

Hello,

I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate Edition at home and have configured the
firewall to enable me from outbound traffic. The problem I need help with is
to configure the firewall to properly allow Windows Defender and Windows
Update to work.

I would appreciate any help I can get to properly configure both Windows
Defender and Windows Update so that I don't have to turn off outbound
traffic. This is what happens below with the firewall turned on.

When I open Windows Defender and click Check for Updates, I get an error:

The program can't check for definition updates
Error found: Code 0x80072efd

When I click "Check for Updates" for Windows Updates I get the following
error:

Windows could not search for new updates
Error(s) found
Code 80072Efd

 

[Guest]

I would just like to add that I am experiencing the exact same issue.... If
anyone with a fix could help I (in fact) we would greatly appreciate it..

 

[...winston]

Retail RTM version 6000 or pre-release version 5840.
..winston

 

[Guest]

Retail RTM version 6000

Retail RTM version 6000 or pre-release version 5840.
..winston

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com

I had the same problem, follow these steps to enable Windows Update with
Vista's Firewall with outbound filtering enabled:

1) Click on 'Start'
2) Under search type: wf.msc and press enter. The firewall
configuration window should open
3) Click on 'Outbound Rules'
4) Click 'New Rule' to the right of the window
5) Click next
6) Locate the program path to C:\Windows\system32\wuapp.exe
7) Add new rules for wuacuclt.exe, WUDFHOST, WUSa.exe (all located in
System 32)

You should then be able to access window update