Randomly after rebooting, two or three notices came up for a utility or application and asked for permission to connect the internet. I chose deny for each of them. (not knowing this would create a problem)
Now, when i try to connect to the internet with firewall on (which i need), it's blocked like this.
And when i went to advanced settings for firewall there were no "blocked applications".
Now, when i try to connect to the internet with firewall on (which i need), it's blocked like this.

And when i went to advanced settings for firewall there were no "blocked applications".