Or so I thought…Īs with PowerShell 3.0, the helpfiles for Powershell are not completely installed by default, we need to run update-help to download the powershell help files. So I used the trusted “Import-Module NetSecurity” command and set about reading the help files. I ran a quick “ Get-Command -module NetSecurity” and was overwhelmed with a large list of potential candidates as below:

“So what commands can I use with the netsecurity module” I asked myself. So with a quick get-module -listavailable I can see netsecurity listed: So with the warning in mind, I decided it was time to learn the new thing for the day and off I went to find out how to quickly disable the firewall using powershell!Īs above the first clue is in the message, a new module seems to be available on both Windows 8 and Server 8. This message continues in the screenshot below:

“If you currently use Netsh firewall to configure and manage Windows Firewall with advanced Security, Microsoft recommends that you transition to Windows Powershell.” “In future versions of Windows, Microsoft might remove the Netsh Functionality for windows firewall with Advanced Security” Normally I would use a “netsh firewall” command, but when running this in windows server 8 we receive the notification: While troubleshooting an issue in windows server 8’s new Powershell Web Access, I had the need to disable the windows firewall. ( Note: this will also work with Windows 8 Consumer Preview)

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