Windows 7 - 64 bits - windows firewall problem

[void]

Does disabling check for update notifications fix the problem?

[rando]

The update check was already disabled.

[void]

Please make sure Start ETP/FTP server on startup is disabled.

To disable Start ETP/FTP server on startup:

• In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the ETP/FTP tab.
• Uncheck Start ETP/FTP server on startup.
• Click OK.

Please make sure Start HTTP server on startup is disabled.

To disable Start HTTP server on startup:

• In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the HTTP tab.
• Uncheck Start HTTP server on startup.
• Click OK.

[rando]

Start ETP/FTP server on startup was already disabled.

[void]

If all three (update notifications/ETP server/HTTP server) options are disabled there should be no out going connections being made by "Everything".

Does Windows Firewall provide any more information?

Does netstat -anb provide any connection information for Everything.exe? (you might need to allow the connection with Windows Firewall to see results).

In case you are referring to Windows Defender/UAC, try the following guides:
How do I bypass the UAC to run "Everything" with administrative privileges on system startup?
How do I bypass the UAC to run "Everything" with administrative privileges when I start it from a shortcut ?

[rando]

Windows7 firewall does not provide more information:

"do you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer"

(btw I do not use windows defender)

I installed Everything on the drive:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Everything
Is that correct?

I tried the .371 and .451a version --> same problem

I did a windows compatibility check (in windows 7) right clicking on everything.exe
It says it is compatible with win xp serv. pack 2

I checked netstat:
(netstat -anb)
The requested operation requires elevation.

[void]

"do you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer"

Windows UAC will block "Everything" because "Everything" requires administrative privileges.

[smithcferg]

I ran across a nice way to deal with this.

Using win7, but this solution should work for Vista also:

Using techniques listed in http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/windo ... ows/?p=730, create two tasks. One task named "Launch Everything", and one named "Startup Everything".

Settings that are same for both:

-General-
Run with highest privileges
Run only when user is logged on
Configure for (operating system in use)
-Actions-
New:
Start a program <path to Everything.exe>
-Settings-
Allow task to be run on demand

Leave other settings alone.

Make the following changes to the "Startup Everything" task:

-Triggers-
New:
Begin the task: At logon
Enabled
-Actions-
Edit:
In the Edit Action dialog, there is an Add Arguments field.
Put "-startup" <w/o quotes> in this field

Save both tasks.

Launch Everything.
Open the options dialogue (Tools->Options)
On the general tab, make sure the "Start Everything on system startup" is NOT checked. The task scheduler is set to automatically start Everything in the system tray whenever a user logs in. (The "Startup Everthing" task".)

Now create a shortcut on the desktop. Right click on desktop in empty space, click new, shortcut. Open the shortcut properties (right click on shortcut, click properties). Under the "shortcut" tab, copy and past the following into the target field:
schtasks.exe /run /TN "Launch Everything"
You can also click the "Change Icon..." button, select an appealing icon (the magnifying glass?) , click ok, ok. Now left click this icon, should open up everything without any UAC warning. Everything can also be accessed from system tray.

To make sure that the Everything Icon will always be visible in the system tray, click the up arrow just next to the left side of the system tray, click the "customize" link, make sure the "Show icon and notifications" behavior is selected for everything (Note, everything must be running before you take this step)

This worked for me so that everything starts up to system tray when logging in, and I can start an instance of everything from a shortcut or from the system tray without getting a UAC request.

Congrats to Greg Schultz who put together the generalized article from which these specialized instructions were derived.