Windows Firewall should allow or block inbound connections by default as appropriate for the Public Profile.
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(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Windows Firewall with Advanced Security\Windows Firewall with Advanced Security\Windows Firewall Properties\Public Profile\Windows Firewall: Public: Inbound connections
oval:gov.nist.USGCB.win7firewall:def:20935
BITS Shared Assessments SIG v6.0
Jericho Forum
HIPAA/HITECH Act
FedRAMP Security Controls(Final Release Jan 2012)--LOW IMPACT LEVEL--
ISO/IEC 27001-2005
COBIT 4.1
GAPP (Aug 2009)
NERC CIP
NIST SP800-53 R3 AC-4
NIST SP800-53 R3 SC-7
PCIDSS v2.0
FedRAMP Security Controls(Final Release Jan 2012)--MODERATE IMPACT LEVEL--
BITS Shared Assessments AUP v5.0
SCAP Repo OVAL Definition
2012-04-13
BITS Shared Assessments SIG v6.0
2012-10-12
Jericho Forum
2012-10-12
HIPAA/HITECH Act
2012-10-12
ISO/IEC 27001-2005
2012-10-12
COBIT 4.1
2012-10-12
GAPP (Aug 2009)
2012-10-12
NERC CIP
2012-10-12
NIST SP800-53 R3
2012-10-12
PCIDSS v2.0
2012-10-12
BITS Shared Assessments AUP v5.0
2012-10-12