# Allow network access on Windows — PPTControl

Original guide: https://pptcontrol.app/Help?guide=windows-firewall

Let your phone reach PPTControl Desktop on your local network.

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## 1. Allow the app when Windows asks

Open PPTControl Desktop. If Windows Security asks to allow network access, allow it for the network you use with your phone.

Keep the firewall on. Allow the app itself, rather than opening a permanent port or turning off protection.

## 2. If you already dismissed the prompt

Follow these steps if you closed or denied the network-access prompt. Keep the firewall on.

### Open Windows Security

Open **Start → Settings → Privacy & security**, then choose **Windows Security**.

You can also search Start for Windows Security and open it directly.

### Open firewall protection

Choose **Firewall & network protection**. A separate Windows Security window opens.

### Find the active network and allowed apps

Note which network is marked **active**: Domain, Private, or Public. Then click **Allow an app through firewall**.

### Unlock the app list

Click **Change settings**. Confirm the administrator prompt if shown. If you cannot change these settings, ask your IT team.

### Allow PPTControl and save

Scroll to **PPTControl Desktop**. Windows may call it **PPTControlDesktop.WpfApp**, as shown here.

Make sure the checkbox beside the app and the checkbox for your **active network profile** are selected. Leave other apps unchanged, then click **OK**.

- **Private or Public?** Allow the profile marked active on your computer. The example shows Public; your network may use Private. Do not mark an unfamiliar network as trusted just to connect.
- **More than one PPTControl entry?** Select an entry and use **Details…** to check which installed app it belongs to.
- **App missing or settings managed?** Ask your IT team to add or allow the installed app.

## 3. Reconnect

Keep the phone and computer on the same local network, reopen the pairing QR code, and scan it again.

If Windows access is allowed but pairing still fails, [check guest-network isolation or try a hotspot](https://pptcontrol.app/Help?guide=hotspot). Bluetooth is another option if supported.

[Microsoft: allow an app through Windows Firewall](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/firewall/risks-of-allowing-apps-through-windows-firewall)

[Contact support](https://pptcontrol.app/Help?guide=contact)