Remove app's internet access permissions without needing a reinstall.
Remove app's internet access permissions without needing a reinstall.
I attempted to block all Steam entries in the firewall, though some Windows apps prevent this—luckily Steam did. I restarted Steam in offline mode, which prompted permission requests from the network. After canceling the process, I noticed Steam still showed up in the firewall list, suggesting it had managed to gain control again. I’m confused because it seemed to work initially but then reappeared.
Yea pretty much hijacked. The issue is that Steam has a service for its DRM running, and being service it has admin rights and can do what it wants with your system. All you can do (beside seeing if your router has actual firewall settings or buy one), is to se if an alternative firewall software for your PC can be used that doesn't support app interaction, and hope Steam doesn't have the ability to modify its config to add itself to the exception list
Figures, I understood its significance! : Well, I’m pretty sure I can block ports, but that’s tough, plus I only intended to do it temporarily, so it isn’t a perfect fix. Blocking domains would be simpler… if I knew which ones!? https://en.avm.de/service/knowledge-base...-websites/ (just one approach in my mind) I really didn’t think it’d be that complicated to prevent an app from accessing the internet, thinking there must be a more straightforward way, like denying Steam admin privileges or something (though that could just cause issues then).