To edit local Group Policy settings for Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, use the Local Computer Policy snap-in. To open the local Computer Policy snap-in, type secpol at the command prompt. If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Continue. Navigate to Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Windows Firewall with Advanced Security to configure the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security policy

To enable ICMP Echo Request for ICMPv4 and ICMPv6.

1. In the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security snap-in, click Inbound Rules in the tree, and click New Rule in the Actions Pane.

2. Click Custom and click Next.

3. Click All programs and click Next.

4. For Protocol type, select ICMPv4.

5. Click Customize for Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) settings.

6. Click Echo Request, click OK, and then click Next.

7. Under Which local IP address does this rule match? and for Which remote IP address does this rule match click either Any IP address or These IP Addresses. If you click These IP addresses, specify the IP addresses and click Add, then click Next.

8. Click Allow the connection, and then click Next.

9. Under When does this rule apply?, click the active profile, any or all profiles (Domain, Private, Public) to which you want this rule to apply, and then click Next.

10. For Name type a name for this rule and for Description an optional description. Click Finish.

11. Repeat steps for ICMPv6, selecting ICMPv6 for Protocol Type instead of ICMPv4.

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