why are Windows firewall ports still open when they are explictly closed in Defender Firewall.

[Terry Reynolds SA]

Hi,I have a webhosting server running Windows 2022 Version 21H2.In the early hours of 2024/11/14 it went offline.When I discovered it at approximately 6am I restarted the VPSI then discovered it could not communicate with the clients wishing to view their websites or send & receive email.The DNS service was restarted, and the websites became visible but not the email - still no send or receiveI then discovered that the web hosting software - Plesk - had lost its firewall rules, they were simply not there. Note: Plesk Firewall is a front end for Windows Defender. In addition, the

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