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Unable to allow access of app through firewall

joseph 0 Reputation points
2025-08-03T06:00:31.5133333+00:00

Hi everyone! Please read all the way through to see how it interacts with windows.

I have recently been unable to join any minecraft servers, getting the error code Getsockopt. Youtube suggests it is a problem with my firewall or IP address. I have done my dnsflush and all of that, so that isn't the issue.

The windows issue is when I go to the firewall, I can't get minecraft the actual app of it through the firewall. It doesn't exist on the known app system, and when I go to add the app through the paths, I get a prompt saying I can't add it. It reads

Minecraft

You don't have permission to open this file.

Contact the file owner or administrator to obtain permission.

I am using the only account created since I made this computer, and I do click run as administrator when this happens so I have no idea what to do. Any advice would be welcome.

*Issue started 2 days ago after downloading optifine and updating my bios. Those are the only 2 new things I have done since it broke.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
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  1. Mite Suo 4,990 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-08-03T07:03:28.43+00:00

    Hi, I'm Mite, and here to help.

    Can I ask a question? What edition are you playing? Java or bedrock?

    If you are playing the Java edition, you can try adding Java to the firewall.

    1. ​​Open Firewall Settings:​ Press Win + R, type control→ Go to ​​System and Security​​ → ​​Windows Defender Firewall​​.
    2. Click ​​"Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall"​​.
    3. Click ​​"Change settings"​​ (admin rights required).
    4. Click ​​"Allow another app"​​ → ​​"Browse"​​.

    Navigate to Java’s install path (Default: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk[version]\bin\javaw.exeor jrefolder).

    If you don't know the install path, you can type %JAVA_HOME% in the search bar and press enter. You should open the folder where Java is installed. Then, you can find Java.exe under the "bin" folder. Add that Javaw.exe in the firewall rules.

    1. Select the file → Click ​​"Add"​​.
    2. Check the newly added Java entry in the list. Then, Select:

    ​​Private​​: Home/work networks (recommended).

    ​​Public​​: Cafes/public Wi-Fi (use cautiously).

    Click ​​"OK"​​ to save.

    If you are playing Bedrock Edition, you can open the firewall settings mentioned above, find "Minecraft for Windows", and check whether private network or public network is selected.

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