Tell Windows 10 firewall to stop prompting me to allow apps access after each reboot

Solution 1:

Allow Apps through Windows Firewall with Command Line

You can setup a Windows Firewall rule with NETSH to allow a specific application inbound and/or outbound on any profile from an elevated command prompt run as administrator with the below syntax or something similar:

Confirm the full explicit paths of the programs you want to allow incoming and outgoing thru the Windows Firewall for all applicable profiles, and set them correctly for each where needed in program="<value>" with the value needed there being the full path e.g. C:\path\path\app.exe.

^{Setting up a Windows Firewall rules to allow an app inbound and outbound will help prevent the prompting of the Windows Firewall you may get each time an app is launched and asked you to allow it.}

Allow App Outbound

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Skype Out" dir=out action=allow program="C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" enable=yes profile=domain,private,public

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Chrome Out" dir=out action=allow program="C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" enable=yes profile=domain,private,public

Allow App Inbound

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Skype In" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" enable=yes profile=domain,private,public

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Chrome In" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" enable=yes profile=domain,private,public

Further Resources

NETSH
Top 10: Windows Firewall Netsh Commands

Solution 2:

Allow Apps thru Windows Firewall with Advanced Security GUI options

You could also go to wf.msc and then add a rule to tell the Windows Firewall to allow a specific app inbound and/or outbound on all profiles.

Instructions

Press +R, type in wf.msc and then press Enter.

Click on Inbound Rules and then click on New Rule... to the right

In the Rule Type options window check the Program option and then press Next

In the Program options window in the This program path field either browse find or specify the full explicit path of the exe of the apps file which you want to allow through the Windows Firewall and then press Next

In the Actions options window ensure the Allow this connection option is selected and then press Next

In the Profile options window ensure that all three options of Domain, Public, and Private are selected and then press Next

In the Name field type in a name for the new rule and then press Finish

You should now see the new rule you just created. You could then click on the Outbound Rules option and follow the same steps 1 - 8 as listed above for the app you need to allow outbound connections.

Just follow these steps for allowing all the incoming and outgoing app rules you need and scale accordingly to prevent Windows Firewall from prompting after each reboot.