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Howtogeek posted a tutorial about enabling Ping Echo Replies in Windows 8



When you ping a PC running Windows 8, by default it doesn't reply to the echo request. This is caused by a firewall rule that blocks all incoming ICMP packets, but this can be changed quickly in the Advanced Firewall Settings instead of disabling the entire firewall.
When you first ping a Windows 8 PC you might get a result like this.
  How to Enable Ping Echo Replies in Windows 8