Installing firewall exception rules programmatically

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Writing installers for applications requires a substantial effort, even when using tools like InstallShield. My challenge for today was to write as little code as possible (because I’m lazy) to configure Windows Firewall exception rules so that the game I’m working on wouldn’t “pop” a dialog box asking the user to configure firewall settings — this freaks out users and is generally considered a…

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