# EventID 2071: Firewall Rule Added

This event indicates that a new firewall rule has been added to the Windows Firewall. While currently unique to newer versions of Windows 11, it is functionally similar to:

{% content-ref url="evtx-2004-firewall" %}
[evtx-2004-firewall](https://psmths.gitbook.io/windows-forensics/artifacts-by-type/event-log-artifacts/microsoft-windows-windows-firewall-with-advanced-security/evtx-2004-firewall)
{% endcontent-ref %}