Internet Access Control Utility

Control internet access with Windows Firewall

For full change log and more information, visit my site.

Internet Access Control Utility is available from:

• GitHub
• The Microsoft PowerShell Gallery

Please consider supporting my work:

• Support with a one-time donation using PayPal.

Please report any problems via the ‘issues’ tab on GitHub.

Thanks -Mike

Features and Requirements

• It requires Windows Firewall to be active.
• The utility requires at least PowerShell 5.0.
• Tested on Windows 11 and Windows 10.

Configuration

Here’s a list of all the command line switches and example configurations.

Command Line Switch	Description	Example
-Disable	Block the internet. Create the firewall rule to block ports 80 and 443	N/A
-Enable	Allow the internet. Removes the firewall rule created, allowing the ports 80 and 443	N/A
-L	The path to output the log file to.	[path]
-LogRotate	Remove logs produced by the utility older than X days	[number]
-NoBanner	Use this option to hide the ASCII art title in the console.	N/A
-Help	Display usage information. No arguments also displays help.	N/A

Example

[path\]Internet-Access-Control.ps1 -Disable

This will create a Windows Firewall rule to block internet access using ports 80 and 443.

Change Log

2023-04-28: Version 23.04.28

• Cleaned up the output.

2022-06-14: Version 22.05.30

• Added checks and balances to help with configuration as I'm very aware that the initial configuration can be troublesome. Running the utility manually is a lot more friendly and step-by-step now.
• Added -Help to give usage instructions in the terminal. Running the script with no options will also trigger the -help switch.
• Cleaned user entered paths so that trailing slashes no longer break things or have otherwise unintended results.
• Added -LogRotate [days] to removed old logs created by the utility.
• Streamlined config report so non configured options are not shown.
• Added donation link to the ASCII banner.
• Cleaned up code, removed unneeded log noise.

2021-12-08: Version 21.12.08

• Configured logs path now is created, if it does not exist.
• Added OS version info.
• Added Utility version info.
• Added Hostname info.
• Changed a variable to prevent conflicts with future PowerShell versions.

2020-03-18: Version 20.03.18 'Lock'

• Improved feedback in the console and log.
• Improved documentation.

2020-03-17: Version 20.03.17 'Lock'

• Added logging.
• Added config report.
• Made available on PowerShell gallery.
• Refactored code.