diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_firewall_rule.ps1 b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_firewall_rule.ps1
index 63ac538e37..21f96bcf33 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_firewall_rule.ps1
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_firewall_rule.ps1
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ $action=Get-Attr $params "action" "";
 $misArg = ''
 # Check the arguments
 if ($enable -ne $null) {
+    $enable=ConvertTo-Bool $enable;
     if ($enable -eq $true) {
         $fwsettings.Add("Enabled", "yes");
     } elseif ($enable -eq $false) {
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_firewall_rule.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_firewall_rule.py
index 03611a60ef..2f90e2a673 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_firewall_rule.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/windows/win_firewall_rule.py
@@ -114,10 +114,11 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   action: win_firewall_rule
   args:
       name: smtp
-      enabled: yes
+      enable: yes
       state: present
       localport: 25
       action: allow
+      direction: In
       protocol: TCP
 
 '''