What this guide is (and is not)
Idle Sleep after / “never sleep on AC” as the farm policy belongs in always-on-pc-earnapp-setup-europe-2026. Background apps Always belongs in earnapp-windows-background-apps-europe-2026. Metered Wi‑Fi or Ethernet belongs in earnapp-windows-metered-connection-europe-2026. A tray that vanished after reboot belongs in earnapp-windows-autostart-reboot-europe-2026. First-run SmartScreen belongs in earnapp-windows-smartscreen-install-europe-2026. VPN split-tunnel versus EarnApp bans belongs in vpn-split-tunnel-vs-earn-app-bans-europe-2026. A week of $0 with the official tray Online belongs in earnapp-offline-zero-earnings-europe-2026. Power mode, Energy Saver, Efficiency / EcoQoS, Game Mode, Xbox Game Bar, Processor idle disable, Processor performance boost mode, Maximum processor state, Minimum processor state, System cooling policy, USB Root Hub Device Manager, USB 3 LPM, USB selective suspend, NIC adapter checkbox, Wi‑Fi Power Saving Mode, random MAC, EEE / Green Ethernet, PCIe ASPM, Fast startup, Modern Standby, Hibernate, hybrid sleep, lid close, power button, turn-off-display, hard-disk timeout, AHCI HIPM/DIPM, new-PC and first PayPal have their own pages. Here the stall was Windows Firewall (or an AV overlay) still blocking EarnApp.exe on Public while Sleep after was already Never, Background apps already Always, Energy Saver already Off, Power mode already Best performance, and the tray still claimed Online or Limited.
RefDeal will not invent a “Firewall whitelist promo,” a Private-profile coupon, or an EU payout minimum copied from a 2023 screenshot. Windows 11 Firewall & network protection is a per-app, per-profile gate: Domain / Private / Public, inbound and outbound. Home Ethernet on a dedicated farm box should be Private; Public is the café/airport default and is stricter. OEM “secure PC” policies and third-party AV firewalls often drop Bright Data after a Windows feature update. EarnApp is a Bright Data client that needs a live, recognisably residential session on the home path. Install from the tracked invite, then allow EarnApp through the firewall on Private. Do not turn the whole firewall Off. Do not farm a phone hotspot or a work laptop whose MDM restores Public.
Confirm it is Firewall, not Background apps or metered
Firewall blocking EarnApp on Public is not Background apps Never — it is a quiet-hour EarnApp stall from a Windows 11 per-app, per-profile gate on an “awake” box, not a missing promo code.
- Windows Security → Firewall & network protection. Note which profile is active (Domain / Private / Public). Screenshot before you touch anything. Then Allow an app through firewall → Change settings → find EarnApp or Bright Data. Private should be checked on a home farm box. Public stays unchecked unless you truly farm a café (you should not)
- If EarnApp is already allowed on Private but Settings → Network & internet still shows Public for the Ethernet adapter, that is this page until the profile is Private. Public + an allowed-Private-only row is still a block. Settings → Network & internet → Ethernet (or Wi‑Fi) → Network profile type → Private
- If the firewall row is already allowed on Private but Background apps is still Never, that is the Background-apps guide first. A firewall allow-list does not grant background-run permission
- If the firewall row is already allowed on Private but the NIC is still Metered, that is the metered-connection guide. Metered is a cost flag, not a firewall profile
- If the firewall row is already allowed on Private but a VPN is on (even split-tunnel), that is the VPN-split-tunnel guide. Bright Data often flags datacentre/VPN exits; turning the firewall Off will not fix a VPN path
- If Put my device to sleep after is 5, 10, or 15 minutes on AC, that is the always-on guide first. A parked machine after Sleep is Sleep (or Modern Standby), not a firewall that withheld an “awake” box
- If the tray vanished after reboot and EarnApp is not even in Installed apps until you reinstall, that is the autostart / SmartScreen path first — you cannot allow an app Windows never registered
- Search Microsoft Learn for “Windows 11 allow an app through firewall Private,” not a Telegram “EarnApp firewall off.reg”. Group Policy / MDM can restore a Public profile or wipe the allow-list after reboot — check those if the row disappears. Third-party AV (Bitdefender, ESET, Norton, Kaspersky) has its own firewall UI — if Windows Firewall says “these settings are managed by your antivirus,” use that product’s allow-list for EarnApp.exe, still only on a personal spare PC
- After a quiet hour, reopen Allow an app through firewall. If EarnApp is gone, an AV overlay or a “reset firewall to default” wizard removed it — this page until it sticks. If it stayed allowed on Private, the profile is Private, Background apps is Always, Sleep after is Never, and the tray is still Limited, check NIC / USB hub / Power mode / Energy Saver next, then the offline/$0 guide
Allow EarnApp through the firewall on the farm box
Do this on the machine that actually runs EarnApp, on the home Ethernet path you intend to keep. Do not fight a work laptop whose MDM restores Public, and do not farm a phone hotspot.
- Open /earnapp/ and use the RefDeal tracked invite if the client is not installed yet. The invite attributes a first signup. It does not change Windows Firewall
- Best EU path: spare Ethernet mini-PC — network profile = Private. Allow an app through firewall → EarnApp / Bright Data checked for Private only. Background apps = Always. Power mode = Best performance plugged in. Energy Saver Off. Efficiency leaf Off. Game Mode Off. Sleep after = Never. Leave Windows Firewall On. Leave the box on AC, vents clear
- If EarnApp is missing from the allow-list: Allow another app → Browse to the official EarnApp.exe from the tracked-invite install (usually under Program Files). Do not browse to a Telegram ZIP copy. Sideloaded copies often never get a stable firewall row and can trip SmartScreen
- If Windows Firewall is greyed out because an AV owns it: open that AV’s firewall / network shield, allow EarnApp.exe, keep the AV on. Do not run two firewalls fighting each other and do not install a “EarnApp firewall pack”
- On a real travel laptop: keep Public on café Wi‑Fi and skip EarnApp there. Farm overnight only on AC with a Private home profile, firewall allow on Private, Background apps Always, Sleep Never, and the chassis not in a bag
- Tell the household: a dark monitor is supposed to happen; allowing EarnApp on Private will not open the whole PC to the internet. Do not buy a “firewall whitelist pack”. If a reset-network wizard wiped the row, redo this page from the tracked-invite binary
After EarnApp is allowed on Private and Sleep stays Never
Sign in with the same account you intend to keep. Leave the box on AC. Confirm the official tray through a quiet hour on home Ethernet. Use /earnapp/ if you never started from our tracked invite.
- Tray Online through a quiet week with firewall allow on Private, profile Private, Background apps Always, and Sleep Never: leave it. We will not quote a fake first-day amount. Screenshot your own dashboard if you need a record
- Firewall allowed on Private but the adapter still shows Public: stay on this page until Network profile type is Private
- Firewall allowed on Private but Background apps still Never: switch to the Background-apps guide
- Firewall allowed on Private but the NIC is Metered: switch to the metered-connection guide
- Firewall allowed on Private but a VPN is still on: switch to the VPN-split-tunnel guide
- Firewall allowed on Private but Sleep after still has minutes: switch to the always-on guide
- Firewall allowed on Private but the tray vanished after reboot: switch to the autostart guide
- Firewall allowed on Private, stall is a USB dock: switch to the USB Root Hub guide
- Firewall allowed on Private, Power mode Best performance, Energy Saver Off, Efficiency leaf Off, Background apps Always, Sleep Never, unmetered home fibre, tray Online or Limited, still $0 after a quiet week: switch to the offline/$0 guide (official binary, Limited, ISP)
What we will not claim
There is no RefDeal EarnApp promo code, no published “firewall bonus,” and no honest EU minimum we can paste from a 2023 screenshot. Primary CTA stays the EarnApp offer with our tracked invite. Hub: /guides/bandwidth-safety/. Starter: /en/start/bandwidth/.