Stephen Mann Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 Previously I could get Synergy to work between Win 10 PC's by turning off the Private Profile firewall. After the latest Windows 10 update, I no longer have that option because Windows turns the firewall back on a few seconds after I turn it off. Any tips would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Maple Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Same issue here. Trying to connect to a Win7 box and it connects for about 3 seconds then the server dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Maple Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I found the problem and "fixed" it. You can go to Run>Services.msc then stop Windows Firewall, set startup to disabled and then restart the PC. I hope M$ applies a proper fix soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Mann Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 I found the problem and "fixed" it. You can go to Run>Services.msc then stop Windows Firewall, set startup to disabled and then restart the PC. I hope M$ applies a proper fix soon. Thanks for the tip, but turning off the firewall completely is hardly a solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Maple Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I got an actual fix for this and now synergy is working and Windows Firewall is now also working correctly. I used powershell from command prompt admin to remove the Windows store, set windows firewall back to start automatically, stated the service, went into control panel and set firewall defaults, rebooted, and then reinstalled windows store via powershell. You will need to login to the app store and xbox(if you use it), and then check for updates within the store to get the store squared away. Several reboots later and everything is working correctly, the firewall is on and I can use synergy with my other pcs unhindered. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Mann Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 I got an actual fix for this and now synergy is working and Windows Firewall is now also working correctly. I used powershell from command prompt admin to remove the Windows store, set windows firewall back to start automatically, stated the service, went into control panel and set firewall defaults, rebooted, and then reinstalled windows store via powershell. You will need to login to the app store and xbox(if you use it), and then check for updates within the store to get the store squared away. Several reboots later and everything is working correctly, the firewall is on and I can use synergy with my other pcs unhindered. Good luck. So, you're saying that Windows Store is the reason my firewall stays on? That sounds awfully convoluted. Is this on Version 1607? And while I've used PowerShell, how do you remove and restore the Windows Store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Maple Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 1607, anniversary ed, yes. Apparently windows store is tied to windows firewall. you can google the instructions on removing it. Here's the powershell command to reinstall it. Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Mann Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 1607, anniversary ed, yes. Apparently windows store is tied to windows firewall. you can google the instructions on removing it. Here's the powershell command to reinstall it. Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”} Thanks, I'll give that a try shortly. It almost seems easier to just disable the Windows Store... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Mann Posted November 4, 2016 Author Share Posted November 4, 2016 Thamks Michael - removing the Windows Store apparently fixed the problem. I did find an easier way to remove the Windows Store and a few other Windows Apps that I never use. Go to http://www.thewindowsclub.com/10appsmanager-windows-10 to download their 10AppsManager program. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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