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How to enable ping in windows 10

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How to enable ping in windows 10

Why pings are Blocked or disabled in windows?

If you have a firewall enabled in Windows, ping requests are blocked by default.

How to Allow Ping in Windows Firewall?


To configure your firewall to allow pings, follow the appropriate instructions below.

  1. Search for Windows Firewall, and click to open it.
  2. Click Advanced Settings on the left.
  3. From the left pane of the resulting window, click Inbound Rules.
  4. In the right pane, find the rules titled File and Printer Sharing (Echo Request – ICMPv4-In).
  5. Right-click each rule and choose Enable Rule

Allow Ping Requests in Windows 10


Step 1: Open the Windows Firewall


Click the start button then type firewall and click on “Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security”

Step 2: Click on Inbound Rules

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Step 3: In the inbound rule list scroll down to find the “File and Printer Sharing (Echo Request)
Find File and Printer Sharing (Echo Request – ICMPv4-In) Rule

Step 4: Right-click each rule and choose Enable Rule

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How do I ping in win10?

  1. For Windows 10, go to Search in the taskbar and:
  2. Type “cmd” to bring up the Command Prompt.
  3. Open the Command Prompt.
  4. Type “ping” in the black box and hit the space bar.
  5. Type the IP address you’d like to ping (e.g., 192. XXX. X.X).
  6. Review the ping results displayed.
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Does Windows 10 block ping by default?


By default, Windows Firewall with Advanced Security blocks ICMP Echo Requests from the network.

How do I know if ICMP is enabled in Windows 10?


If ICMP is not enabled in Windows 10 the ping command wont work.

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