With Windows 11 (and also its predecessor), there have been way too many apps and processes that demand internet access but work fine without allowing it. For instance, the most annoying at this point are OfficeClickToRun.exe/OfficeC2RClient.exe and ms-teamsupdate.exe. Unlike some others (such as e.g. SearchProtocolHost.exe, SDXHelper.exe etc.) which can be permanently blocked from accessing the internet, these two actually need access once a month (i.e. when I decide to go through the monthly updates). So, what would be the easiest way to configure it this way - in order to avoid several pop-up dialog boxes when they want access, but allowing it when you actually want that? That is, other than blocking it (with saved application rules for them), and then manually allowing it (i.e. removing their rules) once or twice a month, and then saving the blocking rules again.
I made suggestions quite some time ago pertaining to the flexibility of the rules, adding options to flush temporary rules, an option for “allow/block next N minutes” etc., but nothing has been changed in this regard. Don’t get me wrong - it’s a great product, but the Win10+ reality would require some of these UI/UX tweaks to make life “easier” again.
I don’t forsee Comodo having that scheduling capability. You can do it with the likes of Netlimiter Pro which in theory would work with CFW but you would need the Pro version of Netlimiter.
I guess my best bet would be to duplicate the current configuration and make some changes to the new copy (which would have a more relaxed set of rules, to be used whenever I go through the updates).
How can I duplicate it without breaking anything (I see no copy/duplicate/clone/etc. option anywhere, so I suppose export+import is the key - in this case, would it complain trying to import the same profile with the same name on the same computer)?
You can export and then import a configuration and just name it something else. Then a case of making what changes you want to change and just activating the changed one and go back and forth as needed.
OK, thanks, I’ll give it a shot. Also, is there any other way to switch between configurations (i.e., other than opening the main window into Advanced Settings)?
I have read in a google search that you can add a task to windows task manager to activate it but that proved incorrect as comodo self or command line swtiches aren’t allowed.
But to answer your question, no, you need to go into settings to activate it. Alternatively, if it’s just a couple of programs you are blocking or it’s a global rule, you could just activate or deactivate those rules but I think the configuration change is probably easier.
