| - Blocked Events (Plus/Network version only)
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 The Blocked Events pane accumulates blocked events caused by Windows 7 Firewall Control and provides with ability to adjust the blocking reason by adding related permitting rules promptly. The pane does not display blocked events generated by WindowsFirewall as unmanageable/inaccessible from Windows 7 Firewall Control. Windows7FirewallControl registers all the blocked notifications regardless of the origin, including WindowsFirewall blocked notifications. - The blocked notifications are displayed in the notifications balloon (the right bottom corner of the screen). The balloon is shown if Windows 7 Firewall Control or Windows Firewall blocks a network access attempt. The blocked events are saved in blocked log file of the installation folder as well. The Blocked Events pane can be opened by clicking the notifications balloon (the right bottom corner of the screen).
- The Filter field allows displaying a subset of the events by application name. If typed letter set matches application name the event is displayed.
- The pane lists the blocked events with the following columns
- Application name;
- Timestamp of the last event in the group;
- Repeat count. (Multiple equal events are grouped);
- User name (Network/Cloud Edition only) displays the user account owning the blocked application instance;
- The Zone column shows the zone/rule name caused the block;
- Address displays the blocked address information;
- Right clicking listed event (or using the toolbar) allows composing/adding a corresponding permitting rule to the application. The rules are created and applied (if required) to the blocked application to avoid blocking of the same reason in the future. Corresponding rules can be created/applied to all the applications at once by updating "Zone for All the Applications" (check Settings tab for the details). The blocked event destination address ownership can be verified via a free online WHOIS database.
- There is a set of options to set the permitting rule for the blocked IP only, IP sub-network, with or without destination port limitations at your option.
- The permitting rule is created automatically, shown in the final zone draft, can be edited and applied to the application (or all the applications) after confirmation. The rules are applied to applications listed in the Programs pane directly.
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