title: How to Add Outbound Windows Firewall Exception?
body: <p>I need to open up the Windows Firewall for <strong>outbound</strong> connections for an application I'm writing. </p>
  
  <p>The best answers I've been able to locate are here:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.shafqatahmed.com/2008/01/controlling-win.html" rel="noreferrer">http://www.shafqatahmed.com/2008/01/controlling-win.html</a></p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.vincenzo.net/isxkb/index.php?title=Adding_a_rule_to_the_Windows_firewall" rel="noreferrer">http://www.vincenzo.net/isxkb/index.php?title=Adding_a_rule_to_the_Windows_firewall</a></p>
  
  <p>The problem is that method only creates an <strong>inbound</strong> rule, and not an <strong>outbound</strong> rule. (Both the C# and InnoSetup script use the same method.) This is entirely useless for me. </p>
  
  <p>The default behaviour for the Windows Firewall is to allow outbound traffic, but that doesn't guarantee that someone won't change that. </p>
  
  <p>I would prefer to do this in the installer (using InnoSetup) rather than doing it in C#. </p>
  
  <p>Did I miss something? </p>
  
  <p>Does anyone know how to create an <strong>outbound</strong> rule? </p>