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on my desktop: Windows Firewall has blocked some features of Firefox public and private networks? What does this mean?

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55annie
55annie

I turned on my lap and a huge dialogue box appeared with the above message. I didnt know whether to "Access" or "Cancel" so Ijust closed it. Please explain.

I turned on my lap and a huge dialogue box appeared with the above message. I didnt know whether to "Access" or "Cancel" so Ijust closed it. Please explain.

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Firefox 36 asks the Windows Firefox to create some new access rules, and Windows asks you if you really want to do this.

I don't think these rules are needed for the current release but are designed to accommodate planned features in a future release, so you can just cancel it for now.

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Firefox 36 asks the Windows Firefox to create some new access rules, and Windows asks you if you really want to do this.

I don't think these rules are needed for the current release but are designed to accommodate planned features in a future release, so you can just cancel it for now.

philipp
philipp
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hello 55annie, if this started after you've updated to firefox 36, it is likely caused by the "Send Video To Device" feature that - if you don't use that you can safely block these requests. more information is available at How to stop Firefox from making automatic connections (under "media capabilities" in particular).

cje24576
cje24576

I do believe I got this message as well (I got a message from Windows Firewall saying it blocked several features of an app). Is this the same message you all are talking about. I use Firefox 36.0.3 on a Windows 8 computer. How do I remove the block?