Windows 11 Windows Defender Firewall is blocking Microsoft Phone Link

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When setting up Phone Link initially I had issues connecting the application. The application would say it requires a network connection. I reset the app to make sure something wasn't misconfigured, I made sure it wasn't DNS by pointing my DNS to 1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8. Next I made sure it wasn't something weird with my network and even removed my ethernet connection and connected my PC to the same wifi as my phone. Finally I completely disabled the Windows Defender Firewall. It only connected after disabling the firewall. After re-enabling the firewall the PC can no longer connect to the phone.

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