- Updated the advanced rule creator to fix the error in uninstalling rules (it was working, but gave an error).
- Updated colors.
- Uninstall all MFW rules (in the advanced tab) now correctly includes wildcard rules.
- Wildcard rules can now optionally target a specific executable name. This allows you to create precise rules, such as allowing only svchost.exe within the C:\Windows\System32 folder without affecting every other system utility.
- Manual Refresh Button: A new refresh button (⟳) has been added to the main toolbar. Clicking this will reload all firewall rules and application lists directly from the system.
- The logic for the "Services" tab has been completely rebuilt. The application now correctly discovers and lists all Windows services from the system, including svchost sub services.
- Previously, svchost would only be shown and not the underlying services. To show the underlying services, Minimal Firewall now reads the unique Process ID for that specific svchost.exe instance from the event data. It then performs a WMI query against the running system services (SELECT Name FROM Win32_Service WHERE ProcessId = ).
To Install:
Recommend downloading the portable version and unzipping wherever you keep your portable apps (good option is C\Program Files\PORTABLE\Minimal Firewall, for example).
To Update:
NOTE: because of the changes in the previous logic, if you are updating from before v1.7, DELETE the settings and wildcard .json files to prevent conflicts.
If you already have the portable app installed, just unzip this release, and copy all of the contents into your current release (when the app is closed). Overwrite all the files. That way, it will keep the .json files which hold your settings.