Fort Firewall 3.20.8 was released today, featuring minor UI updates and the reintroduction of the "Ask to Connect" mode. This update is part of a rapid development cycle that has seen nearly daily releases throughout October, addressing user requests and improving functionality. Despite the small scale of the current update, it reinforces Fort's position as one of the few actively maintained free firewalls for Windows, especially following the archiving of its main competitor, SimpleWall. Users should note that the firewall requires disabling Windows Memory Integrity to function, which presents a tradeoff between enhanced application control and kernel protection

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Fort Firewall 3.20.8 launched today, bringing a small UI polish update to the popular free Windows firewall. It marks the end of a rapid October sprint that reintroduced the long-requested "Ask to Connect" mode and completely rebuilt the Groups and speed-limit system. The update keeps Fort's deep per-application control, though it still requires users to disable Windows Memory Integrity (HVCI) on Windows 10+ machines. With rival SimpleWall recently archived, Fort now stands as one of the few actively maintained free host firewalls available for Windows.

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