How to prevent an application from accessing the Internet in Windows 11/10 [Tutorial]

Most third-party software residing on your computer can access the Internet, and sometimes you don't want specific programs installed on your system to have access to the Internet.

For example, you might not want to check for updates all the time, you might be annoyed by constant ads that keep popping up, or you might be worried about sensitive data in your software. If essential application functionality does not rely on Internet connectivity, you can completely block a program from accessing the Internet.

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Most of the time, we want our applications to be online and connected to both our local network and the Internet at large. However, there are cases where we want to prevent an application from connecting to the Internet.

If you want to prevent an app from accessing the internet on Windows 11 and Windows 10 computers, here's how to do it. There are mainly two methods to prevent an application from using the Internet connection on your computer: using Windows Defender Firewall and using third-party software.

This tutorial will apply to computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running Windows 10 and Windows 11 (Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education) operating systems from all supported hardware manufacturers, such as Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei, Microsoft Surface and Samsung.

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