AuraShield

A professional Windows desktop application built with WinUI 3 that provides automatic theme scheduling and comprehensive firewall service management.

Features

🎨 Theme Management

• Automatic Theme Scheduling: Automatically switches between light and dark modes based on time of day or user-defined schedules
• Manual Theme Control: Switch between light, dark, and automatic modes at any time
• Schedule Configuration: Set custom time-based theme transitions for your preferred working environment

🔒 Firewall Service Management

• Service Discovery: Comprehensive view of all Windows services and their firewall access status
• Service Details: Display service information including parent process relationships
• Access Control:
  • Block/allow individual services from firewall access
  • Block services globally across all network access
  • Block entire applications as a parent to prevent internet access
  • Apply restrictions individually or in bulk
• Real-time Monitoring: Monitor active services and their firewall status

Technology Stack

• Framework: .NET 10.0
• UI Framework: WinUI 3
• Target Platform: Windows 10.0.19041.0 and later
• Architecture: MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel)
• Supported Platforms: x86, x64, ARM64

Project Structure

AuraShield/
├── Views/              # XAML UI pages
│   ├── HomePage.xaml
│   ├── FirewallPage.xaml
│   └── SettingsPage.xaml
├── ViewModels/         # MVVM ViewModels
│   ├── MainViewModel.cs
│   ├── FirewallViewModel.cs
│   └── SettingsViewModel.cs
├── Services/           # Business logic
│   ├── ThemeService.cs
│   ├── ThemeSchedulerService.cs
│   ├── FirewallService.cs
│   └── ServiceMonitorService.cs
├── Models/             # Data models
│   └── ServiceInfo.cs
├── Converters/         # XAML value converters
│   └── BoolToBlockedTextConverter.cs
└── Assets/             # App resources and icons

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Windows 10 (Build 19041) or later
• .NET 10.0 SDK
• Visual Studio 2022 or Visual Studio Code with C# extension

Installation & Build

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/AuraShield.git
cd AuraShield

2. Restore NuGet packages:

dotnet restore

3. Build the project:

dotnet build

4. Run the application:

dotnet run

Platform-Specific Builds

Build for specific platforms:

# x64 (recommended)
dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x64

# x86
dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x86

# ARM64
dotnet publish -c Release -r win-arm64

Usage

Theme Settings

1. Open the Settings page
2. Select your preferred theme mode:
   • Light: Always use light theme
   • Dark: Always use dark theme
   • Automatic: Use scheduled times
3. If Automatic is selected, set your preferred:
   • Light mode start time
   • Dark mode start time
4. Changes apply immediately

Firewall Management

1. Open the Firewall page
2. View all services with firewall access
3. Click on a service to see details:
   • Service name and description
   • Parent application
   • Current firewall status
4. Use action buttons to:
   • Block individual service access
   • Block service globally
   • Block parent application entirely

Testing

Run unit tests:

dotnet test

Architecture

The application follows MVVM architecture:

• Views: XAML-based UI components
• ViewModels: Contain presentation logic and handle user interactions
• Services: Encapsulate business logic for themes, firewall, and system monitoring
• Models: Define data structures for services and application state

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Author

Created as a professional Windows application for system administrators and power users.

Support

For issues, questions, or suggestions, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.