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Windows Firewall Kill Switch

Kill switch for Windows 7 and Windows 10

Check and change the windows network profile of your local area network
Windows 7
  • Click on the network icon in your task bar > Open Network and Sharing Center
    Windows-7-Network-And-Sharing-Center
  • Your default connections will appear. If it is set to “public” change this to private
  • Click on “Public Network” underneath the network
    Windows-7-Network-And-SharingCenter-Network
  • Click on Home Network to make it private
    Windows-7-Set-Network-Profile
Windows 10
  • Right click on the network icon > Open Network and Internet Settings
    windows-10-network-and-internet-settings-option
  • Click on Change connection properties
    Windows-10-Network-Status
  • Click on Private
    Windows-10-Network-Profile
  1. Open up Advanced Firewall settings. You can search for this in the start menu
  2. Backup your current firewall settings. Click on Action > Export Policies. Pick a location and save the file
  3. Action > Restore Default Policy > Yes
    Windows-Firewall-Restore-Default
  4. Click on Windows Defender/Firewall Properties
    Windows-Firewall-Advanced-Settings
  5. Under Domain Profile, set Inbound and Outbound to Block (like below)
    Windows-Firewall-Domain-Profile
  6. Click on the Private tab, and set Inbound and Outbound to Block (like below)
    Windows-Firewall-Private-Profile-Settings
  7. Click on Outbound rules > New Rule > Program > Next
    Windows-Firewall-New-Rule
  8. Click on browse then browse over to the following path C:\Program Files\CeloVPN\ and select celovpn.exe
  9. Click Allow the connection > Next
    Windows-firewall-rule-openvpn-allow
  10. Uncheck Domain and Private > Next
    windows-firewall-openvpn-rule-profile
  11. Give the rule a name then Finish
    windows-firewall-rule-openvpn-name
  12. Click on Outbound rules > New Rule > Port
    windows-firewall-rule-port
  13. Select UDP and enter in 53
    windows-firewall-dns-53-rule
  14. Select All profiles > Next
    windows-firewall-rile-53-rule-allow-all
  15. Give the rule a name > Finish
Repeat Steps 12 - 14

UDP port 1194 and TCP port 443 are required for the connection to be successful

Important Note

If you ever get a firewall popup to add a program, make sure to uncheck “Private networks” and only have “Public networks” checked before clicking Allow access; If you fail to monitor this, the killswitch will be pointless

Updated on January 22, 2020

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