Hi Mr.Avast,
I think there is a very bad work around for what you are complaining about in regards to the firewall.
If you have your notifications set for system tray turned on in Avast.
Then launch a program that you know will access the internet.
A window will open up in the system tray.
If you click on Details. Then the Application Rules window like the one from the previous Avast will open up.
You can keep this minimised on windows toolbar for the duration of your PC turned on.
And use it just like you did with the old version.
I have not managed to find a menu option or key press to bring this up manually from within Avast!
Maybe someone else has?
I wrote a similar thread to yours:
If your interested, you can read it here:
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=309072.0;topicseen
I think you meant to quote this reply of mine there instead:
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=309426.msg1668073#msg1668073
Because you quoted something unrelated to assumptions about Norton at all.
What you quoted was more of a suggestion for Avast Free and about my own exerience with it.
My apologies, my reply should not have been to you
You’re spouting your own assumptions. They certainly aren’t facts.
bob3160
“You’re spouting your own assumptions. They certainly aren’t facts.”
The result of this will come in time. Just be a user to realize that what I’m talking about is going to be fact.
Of course they won’t show it. They will want to show at all costs that it is a solid solution.
Lets out a first YouTube video showing the new firewall…let a review of this new firewall that you will see…a video comparing security suites for example…
Of course here I’m just a former user…but the internet doesn’t forgive. The first video is just out and the facts are exposed…
Just observe…
I don’t mind non-subscriber users being able to have extra functions in their suites. But of course those who paid for something extra have it. It was no problem for me that the firewall became free, but that it became what it became, ridiculous and meaningless.
But even though today there is a version matching, I still see that subscribing users need to have that attention, which didn’t happen. Avast took everyone up there and brought them down, not the other way around, they took everyone from down there and took them up.
So the feeling we subscribers have is one of loss. We were not valued. At least I saw myself at this point. I still had 168 days to use the license. But I thought it was better to look for another solution because of the aforementioned firewall and this feeling of loss.
Ok guys, I have changed my name to not confuse members into thinking that I work for Avast ;D
I kept my first name but changed the latter 
But come on, guys! Even if you’re a huge fan of Avast, you should at least admit that the new firewall has less feature and much more basic than the previous one. Maybe it fits the model of Avast One which is more like directed to non-tech-savvy average consumers, but we geeky users don’t deserve this. But even that is hard to understand because the average user won’t touch the firewall anyway, so it’s not necessary to dumb it down and remove features. As I and others above said, it doesn’t even have one of the basic fundamental feature that literally every software firewall in the world has. So it’s nonsense.
Anyway, I’m giving Avast another try since it fits my need the most compared to other products.
Avast is also known to listen to its customers more or less. So, I’m still hoping that they’ll revert the change in Firewall.
We required support from guys like @bob3160 @DavidR @Asyn. If you had agreed that the new Firewall is indeed not better but worse than the previous one, then Avast would probably think harder about it.
I agree with that too. 
Agree with what?
I think that those who think about the new Firewall are confusing the terms configure and protection.
The new firewall apart from the new interface, has not only the same protection, but more than the previous one with new additional protections.
What if it is that some sections are predetermined and can not be modified, but if add rules, although in 99% of users do not need to modify anything in general of any firewall of any known antivirus.
Maybe that should be modified if necessary, but we must give a margin to improve what is new.
For the rest the criticisms are without clear foundation, because this firewall complies with the same as the previous one, if not more (it is assumed)
No, you missed my main point.
Show me how I can do this in the new Avast Firewall? You can’t.
Windows Firewall:
https://www.minitool.com/news/block-program-with-windows-firewall-009.html
ESET Firewall:
https://support.eset.com/en/kb2843-create-a-firewall-rule-to-allowdisallow-use-of-a-certain-application-in-my-windows-eset-home-product
Bitdefender Firewall:
https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/13425/
Some simple advice.
The firewall offers excellent protection. For the techie who is looking to do his own tweaks,
you may be better of using a different product.
For the majority of users, this is an excellent product that keeps you computer safe.
For most of us, this is exactly what we are looking for. Full protection without all the bother
of having to learn the ins and out of how to manage all the complexities of a software firewall.
Sorry to ask, but did you read the article provided in Reply #1…!?
I did, and I figured that out by myself even before I started this thread.
The list contains applications that has been executed on my PC so far. I can’t add manually add something that hasn’t been executed yet. The previous Firewall had that option, the new one doesn’t.
That’s the point I made more than once here. The current Firewall doesn’t have this basic feature that every other software Firewall in the world has.
I’m of the opinion if you don’t like something, then don’t use it and be done with it.
I haven’t installed the firewall option in Avast Free 21.10.xxxx as for now I continue to use the Windows 10 firewall and I haven’t touched it at all in over 4 years of using this win10 laptop. I haven’t has a single issue.
I used to Use Agnitum Pro Firewall (I had a life time license until it got sold), I initially started it up on default, training mode (for just over a week) to recognise the programs I used and how I worked/used the internet. After that I rarely had to do anything to it.
I honestly believe that for the vast majority they don’t have to tweak their firewall to within an inch of its life, as my experience of the windows firewall on default settings attests.
@Mr Consumer: Do you ever read what’s addressed to you or do you just keep posting?
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=309426.msg1668819#msg1668819
Advanced/Expert users can set the firewall to “ASK” for full control.
@Mr. Consumer,
I posted in this forum pretty much the same subject as is in your thread,
on December 04, 2021
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=309072.0;topicseen
Are these the options which you are complaining about not been
able to access any more in
Avast Premium Security ?
Program Version: 21.11.2500 (build 21.11.6809.528)
UI version: 1.0.683
Please,
see screenshot attached.
You’re right. I like Windows Firewall but the main issue I have with it is that any program/installer with admin rights can create a firewall rule without my knowledge. That’s a huge downside of it. This is also one of the weak point of Microsoft Defender. With admin rights, it’s very easy to put items into exclusions. Otherwise, Windows Firewall is great. It even has one feature that I really like which is, it notifies me when something tries to use inbound connection in Private firewall mode. Other AV firewall don’t have this as far as I can remember.
But the downside that I just said is the main reason for not liking Windows Firewall.
I did but looks like you haven’t read mine. I already said that it doesn’t matter how an average user use it. Like you, they don’t touch the firewall anyway, so there’s absolutely no reason to dumb it down like they did. The feature I’m talking about was very useful. Avast didn’t care that expert users wouldn’t like it.
I used Firewall in ask mode before when I used ESET. They have the best Interactive firewall of all products and makes Avast look average. But anyway, I don’t prefer using it in ask mode anymore. So it’s not an option. I complained here to let Avast know that some users are not happy with their new approach, and as a consumer of Avast, I have all right to do this. I’m sure you understand it. Thanks for trying to help.
Yeah, you are right. It’s not available anymore.
You’re welcome.