Without enabling ICMP ping requests will not get a reply from the server.
Enable ICMP using “netsh firewall” (Old Method):
netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8
Enable ICMP using “netsh advfirewall” (New Method):
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="ICMP Allow incoming V4 echo request" protocol=icmpv4:8,any dir=in action=allow
Enable WMI using “netsh advfirewall” (New Method):
netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="windows management instrumentation (wmi)" new enable=yes
It seems to be a ridiculous change from one simple command to a more complex one