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# Simplewall More Powerful than I Thought.
- URL: https://pupontech.com/simplewall-more-powerful-than-i-thought/
- Published: 2022-03-20T18:27:11.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-18T14:35:10.000Z
- Author: AY
- Tags: Tech ramblings of the (HR, Day,Week,Month), Windows Firewall, simplewall, #Import 2025-08-23 21:22

As the war in Ukraine rages both IRL and in Cyberspace, It once again seemed appropriate to double down on security.

I went down the rabbit hole of firewalls again, yet still ended up back at [Simplewall](https://www.henrypp.org/product/simplewall?ref=pupontech.com), with a newfound appreciation for the tool.

After playing around with a few free firewalls including

- [Comodo Firewall](https://personalfirewall.comodo.com/?ref=pupontech.com)
- [Tinywall](https://tinywall.pados.hu/?ref=pupontech.com)
- [Windows Firewall Control](https://www.binisoft.org/wfc?ref=pupontech.com)

Then I went down a deep rabbit hole of blocking Microsoft Telemetry. Since this is one of the main reasons I use a third-party firewall.

As I went through various GitHub scripts and lists they led back to [Windows Spy Blocker](https://crazymax.dev/WindowsSpyBlocker/?ref=pupontech.com). Which you guessed it, are integrated into [Simplewall](https://www.henrypp.org/product/simplewall?ref=pupontech.com).

After that, I realized for some dumb reason only now. That you can use the Windows Firewall in conjunction with [Simplewall](https://www.henrypp.org/product/simplewall?ref=pupontech.com). So that’s my current hardened security in conjunction with[ Malwarebytes Premium.](https://www.malwarebytes.com/?ref=pupontech.com)

Is it the best solution, I don’t know. Is it working great for me? Yes.