Interactive PowerShell tool to manage or disable Windows Defender Firewall when using Fort Firewall to prevent duplicate notifications.

Configure-WindowsFirewall.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Configure Windows Defender Firewall interactively to ensure compatibility with Fort Firewall.

.DESCRIPTION
    This script provides an interactive interface to view and manage Windows Defender Firewall settings.
    It includes options to enable, disable, or reset firewall profiles via PowerShell or netsh commands.
    Created to disable Windows Firewall when Fort Firewall is used, preventing notifications.

.PARAMETER None
    No parameters required. The script runs interactively with user input.

.EXAMPLE
    .\Configure-WindowsFirewall.ps1
    Launches an interactive menu to configure or disable Windows Defender Firewall.

.NOTES
    Created: 2025-10-20
    Version: 1.0
#>

function Get-FirewallState {
    try {
        $profiles = Get-NetFirewallProfile -Profile Domain,Public,Private
        return @{
            Domain  = ($profiles | Where-Object Profile -EQ 'Domain').Enabled
            Public  = ($profiles | Where-Object Profile -EQ 'Public').Enabled
            Private = ($profiles | Where-Object Profile -EQ 'Private').Enabled
        }
    } catch {
        return $null
    }
}

function Show-Menu {
    Clear-Host
    Write-Host "=== Windows Defender Firewall Configuration Manager ===" -ForegroundColor Cyan
    $state = Get-FirewallState
    if ($state) {
        Write-Host "`nCurrent firewall states:"
        Write-Host "  Domain : $($state.Domain)"
        Write-Host "  Public : $($state.Public)"
        Write-Host "  Private: $($state.Private)`n"
    } else {
        Write-Host "`nUnable to retrieve firewall state.`n"
    }

    Write-Host "Select an action:"
    Write-Host "[1] Enable via PowerShell cmdlet"
    Write-Host "[2] Disable via PowerShell cmdlet"
    Write-Host "[3] Enable via netsh"
    Write-Host "[4] Disable via netsh"
    Write-Host "[5] Reset configuration via netsh"
    Write-Host "[Q] Quit`n"
}

function Apply-Action {
    param ($choice)
    switch ($choice) {
        '1' {
            Write-Host "`nEnabling firewall via PowerShell..." -ForegroundColor Green
            Set-NetFirewallProfile –Profile Domain,Public,Private –Enabled True
        }
        '2' {
            Write-Host "`nDisabling firewall via PowerShell..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
            Set-NetFirewallProfile –Profile Domain,Public,Private –Enabled False
        }
        '3' {
            Write-Host "`nEnabling firewall via netsh..." -ForegroundColor Green
            netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state on
        }
        '4' {
            Write-Host "`nDisabling firewall via netsh..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
            netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off
        }
        '5' {
            Write-Host "`nResetting firewall configuration via netsh..." -ForegroundColor Magenta
            netsh advfirewall reset
        }
        default {
            Write-Host "`nInvalid selection." -ForegroundColor Red
            return
        }
    }
    Write-Host "Forcing Group Policy update..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
    gpupdate /force | Out-Null
    Write-Host "Operation complete.`n" -ForegroundColor Green
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
}

#endregion

# Main interactive loop
do {
    Show-Menu
    $choice = Read-Host "Enter choice"
    if ($choice.ToUpper() -eq 'Q') {
        Write-Host "`nExiting." -ForegroundColor Cyan
        break
    }
    Apply-Action -choice $choice
} while ($true)