with VLC 2.2.0 on XP:
- start VLC, it disables windows firewall
- exit VLC, it enables windows firewall
All I need is to play some local files... not anything from the internet.
How can I prevent VLC from disabling (turning off) the firewall?
VLC 2.2 disabling (turning off) the firewall
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Re: VLC 2.2 disabling (turning off) the firewall
VLC does not touch the firewall configuration directly. Check your firewall settings.
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Re: VLC 2.2 disabling (turning off) the firewall
I have Bitdefender on this machine. It has a feature called "auto-pilot".
I found that when auto-pilot is disabled the "firewall turn-off" problem disappears. Then if I turn auto-pilot on, the problem appears again.
However, there are no other issues with auto-pilot, except when starting VLC, firewall is disabled.
There might be a billion computers with Bitdefender, and all use auto-pilot as it's quite unique.
What could be done?
I found that when auto-pilot is disabled the "firewall turn-off" problem disappears. Then if I turn auto-pilot on, the problem appears again.
However, there are no other issues with auto-pilot, except when starting VLC, firewall is disabled.
There might be a billion computers with Bitdefender, and all use auto-pilot as it's quite unique.
What could be done?
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