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  1. Help · Getting started How to uninstall NetSecWall (and keep or remove your data) Uninstall NetSecWall from Settings ▸ Apps. It always removes the service and its firewall rules, then asks whether to delete your settings, history and downloaded lists too.
  2. Blog · How-to guides Keep the app, cut its internet: blocking without uninstalling Block the program's outbound connections instead of removing it. The app still opens and works offline; it just can't reach the internet until you lift the block.
  3. Help · Getting started A tour of NetSecWall's menus and keyboard shortcuts NetSecWall has seven menus: File, View, Protection, Security, Reports, Tools and Help. Open each with Alt and its letter. Ctrl+Tab switches tabs, and Delete removes selected rules.
  4. Help · Blocking & firewall rules Filtering modes, profiles and the panic switch Filtering mode decides how NetSecWall treats new apps: Monitor only, Learning, or Block all outbound. Profiles are one-click presets for which website categories are blocked.
  5. Help · Plans, licenses & billing How the 7-day free trial works Every NetSecWall install gets 7 days with every feature unlocked, with no card, account or key. The trial is tied to the PC, starts when the app first goes online, and reinstalling doesn't reset it.
  6. Help · Getting started How to install NetSecWall on Windows 10 or 11 Download the installer from netsecwall.com, check its SHA-256 checksum and its SSL.com code signature, then run it and accept the administrator prompt. The 7-day trial starts by itself.
  7. Help · Getting started Keep NetSecWall running 24/7: the background service and the tray The NetSecWall background service starts with Windows and keeps monitoring and enforcing blocks even when the window is closed or nobody is signed in. Without it, NetSecWall works while the app runs.
  8. Help · Parental controls Lock NetSecWall with a settings password Open Protection ▸ Settings password…, type a password twice and click Save. Settings, protection changes, parental controls, the Rules tab, quitting and allowing new apps then need it.
  9. Help · Plans, licenses & billing Move your license to another PC Sign out on the old PC to release its license, then sign in or activate the same key on the new one. If the old PC is gone, open a support ticket and ask for it to be released.
  10. Help · Troubleshooting Performance and side effects of running NetSecWall Monitoring is light because NetSecWall reads Windows' own network events instead of sitting in your traffic. Side effects come from blocks you make, and they're quick to trace.
  11. Help · Parental controls Set up parental controls on a child's PC, step by step Set a settings password first, then open Protection ▸ Parental controls…, switch protection on, pick website categories, add a bedtime or daily limit if you want, and click Save.
  12. Help · Privacy & your data Turn analytics off, and export or delete your data Analytics are off unless you turned them on. Help ▸ Privacy & telemetry… switches them off, shows what is held for your install ID, and erases it. Your traffic history only ever lives on your PC.
  13. Help · Privacy & your data Your data and your privacy: what NetSecWall keeps and sends Your traffic history, DNS log and rules stay on your PC. NetSecWall sends a license check, downloads its lists and checks for updates; analytics are off unless you turn them on.
  14. Blog · Family & kids online Can kids get around parental controls? An honest answer Yes. A determined child can get around almost any parental control, especially with admin rights, another device or a VPN. You can make it much harder, and talking to them does more than any setting.
  15. Blog · How-to guides How to block a program in Windows Firewall, two ways Create an outbound rule for the program's .exe in Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security, set to Block the connection. Or right-click the program in NetSecWall and choose Block.
  16. Blog · Product news NetSecWall 1.2.0: Family and Pro leave beta NetSecWall 1.2.0 takes Family and Pro out of beta, signs the installer and app, downloads every list from NetSecWall's servers on all plans, and brings license-key entry back into the app.
  17. Blog · Small business & IT Silently deploying NetSecWall to Windows PCs Run the installer with /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /RESTARTEXITCODE=3010 from your deployment tool, check the exit code, then license each PC or add a netlens-mgmt.json file.
  18. Blog · Security & threats Why you need a firewall and an antivirus, and what each one misses An antivirus judges files and program behavior; a firewall judges connections. Each misses what the other sees, from a clean-looking tool phoning out to malware that never touches the network.