Working with AppLocker policies

This article for IT professionals provides links to procedural articles about creating, maintaining, and testing AppLocker policies.

In this section

Article Description
Configure the Application Identity service This article for IT professionals shows how to configure the Application Identity service to start automatically or manually.
Configure an AppLocker policy for audit only This article for IT professionals describes how to set AppLocker policies to Audit only within your IT environment by using AppLocker.
Configure an AppLocker policy for enforce rules This article for IT professionals describes the steps to enable the AppLocker policy enforcement setting.
Display a custom URL message when users try to run a blocked app This article for IT professionals describes the steps for displaying a customized message to users when an AppLocker policy denies access to an app.
Export an AppLocker policy from a GPO This article for IT professionals describes the steps to export an AppLocker policy from a Group Policy Object (GPO) so that it can be modified.
Export an AppLocker policy to an XML file This article for IT professionals describes the steps to export an AppLocker policy to an XML file for review or testing.
Import an AppLocker policy from another computer This article for IT professionals describes how to import an AppLocker policy.
Import an AppLocker policy into a GPO This article for IT professionals describes the steps to import an AppLocker policy into a Group Policy Object (GPO).
Add rules for packaged apps to existing AppLocker rule-set This article for IT professionals describes how to update your existing AppLocker policies for packaged apps using the Remote Server Administration Toolkit (RSAT).
Merge AppLocker policies by using Set-ApplockerPolicy This article for IT professionals describes the steps to merge AppLocker policies by using Windows PowerShell.
Merge AppLocker policies manually This article for IT professionals describes the steps to manually merge AppLocker policies to update the Group Policy Object (GPO).
Refresh an AppLocker policy This article for IT professionals describes the steps to force an update for an AppLocker policy.
Test an AppLocker policy by using Test-AppLockerPolicy This article for IT professionals describes the steps to test an AppLocker policy prior to importing it into a Group Policy Object (GPO) or another computer.