Related: 6 Ways to Check Hard Disk Health in Windows 10 Is Port Forwarding Safe?īefore we move onto the key issue of opening up ports on your Windows PC, it’s worth addressing the question of just how safe it is. Note: you may also need to set up port forwarding on your router, for which we have a separate guide. This tutorial will show you how to set up port forwarding in Windows. Every now and then you’ll stumble upon an app or a game that requires you to do something called “port forwarding.” Without port forwarding, “inbound” traffic and data coming in from the Internet won’t be able to communicate with the app/game, and you won’t be able to carry out certain Internet-based functions of that software.
