I have always used the Windows Firewall but in a recent article I read for optimizing torrent download speeds, it said to get rid of the Windows Firewall as it doesn't play very nicely with torrent programs and to get something else 1) do you think this is true? 2) what firewalls are compatible with Windows 8.1?
hi ian, on win8 i remember that disabling win firewall causes metro apps to crash. i'm not sure if this is still happening on win8.1. what firewall to choose, i guess its very personal choice. however, i would advice you, if i may, to completely disable win defender. (this is just my opinion) in my case i don't use antiviruses but only win firewall + ssh tunnel. good luck.
Nothing wrong with the Windows firewall, works fine with torrents and everything else you'll need for normal use Remember you have a firewall in your router too
Disabling Windows Defender is the first thing I do on Windows 7 or 8 I'd rather have no protection than to use that piece of junk