Released specifically as a maintenance and feature update in early 2023, version 6.9 introduced several efficiency and usability changes:
: The hotkey used to toggle between firewall profiles was updated to cycle through all available profiles rather than just Low and Medium. malwarebytes-windows-firewall-control-6-9-free-2-6-2023
: Most user settings are now applied on a per-account basis, allowing different users on the same machine to have distinct configurations, though critical security tab settings remain global. Core Functionality Released specifically as a maintenance and feature update
: The software replaced the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) with gRPC for more robust inter-process communication. : Users can switch between four filtering modes
: Users can switch between four filtering modes (High, Medium, Low, and No Filtering) with a single click from the system tray icon.
WFC focuses on making the complex rules of Windows Defender Firewall accessible through a simplified interface: