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Fort Firewall for Windows
https://github.com/tnodir/fort

bandwidth-limiting firewall windows

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Fort Firewall for Windows

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/tnodir/fort
Owner: tnodir
License: gpl-3.0
Created: 2014-12-30T10:55:46.000Z (about 10 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2025-01-16T08:02:09.000Z (8 days ago)
Last Synced: 2025-01-16T22:03:27.625Z (7 days ago)
Topics: bandwidth-limiting, firewall, windows
Language: C++
Homepage:
Size: 28.9 MB
Stars: 1,696
Watchers: 35
Forks: 145
Open Issues: 41
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: ChangeLog
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE

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[![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/tnodir/fort.svg)](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/releases/latest)

[![Downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/tnodir/fort/total.svg?maxAge=86400)](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/releases)

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Fort is an effective firewall designed for Windows 7 and later versions, offering both simplicity and robustness.

![Screenshot-v3.10.6](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/assets/77551811/53e25cb0-a296-46d9-8321-3fb0aae77b7f)

## Features

  - Filter by network addresses, application groups and more

  - Filter by `SvcHost.exe` service names

  - Support for wildcards in application path names

  - Speed limit application groups

  - Blocklists via "Zones"

  - Saves traffic statistics

  - Graphical display of the bandwidth

  - Has its own kernel driver based on the Windows Filtering Platform (WFP)

## [System Requirements](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/wiki/User-Guide#system-requirements)

  - Install latest [Visual C++ redistributable packages](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#latest-microsoft-visual-c-redistributable-version): [x64](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe), [x86](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe), [ARM64](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.arm64.exe)

  - Disable [HVCI (Core Isolation: Memory Integrity)](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/discussions/40) on Windows 10+

### Which installer should I download?

 **Windows 10 1809** or newer: | [![x86_64@latest](https://img.shields.io/badge/x86_64-green?label=FortFirewall-x.x.x-windows10-x86_64.exe)](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/releases/latest)

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 **Windows 7** or newer:       | [![x86@latest](https://img.shields.io/badge/x86-green?label=FortFirewall-x.x.x-windows-x86.exe)](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/releases/latest)

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## Wiki

  - [User Guide](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/wiki/User-Guide)

  - [Functionality overview](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/wiki/Functionality-overview)

  - [Rules](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/wiki/Rules)

  - [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/wiki/FAQ)

  - [Building](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/wiki/Building)

## Support

  - ⭐ Star it on GitHub, ❤ Rate on [AlternativeTo](https://alternativeto.net/software/fort-firewall/about/)

  - 🐞 [Report bugs](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/issues), ⚡ [Discuss ideas](https://github.com/tnodir/fort/discussions)

### Sponsoring

[![GitHub](https://img.shields.io/badge/GitHub%20Sponsors-blue?logo=GitHub%20Sponsors&style=social)](https://github.com/sponsors/tnodir)

[![Patreon](https://img.shields.io/badge/Patreon%20Patrons-blue?logo=Patreon&style=social)](https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=9349286)

[![BuyMeACoffee](https://img.shields.io/badge/Buy%20Me%20a%20Coffee-blue?logo=BuyMeACoffee&style=social)](https://buymeacoffee.com/tnodir)

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