diff --git a/windows/security/threat-protection/applocker/configure-the-application-identity-service.md b/windows/security/threat-protection/applocker/configure-the-application-identity-service.md index 73a7463d29..eace7b9b57 100644 --- a/windows/security/threat-protection/applocker/configure-the-application-identity-service.md +++ b/windows/security/threat-protection/applocker/configure-the-application-identity-service.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ms.prod: w10 ms.mktglfcycl: deploy ms.sitesec: library author: brianlic-msft -ms.date: 09/21/2017 +ms.date: 04/02/2018 --- # Configure the Application Identity service @@ -38,4 +38,12 @@ Membership in the local **Administrators** group, or equivalent, is the minimum 2. Click the **Services** tab, right-click **AppIDSvc**, and then click **Start Service**. 3. Verify that the status for the Application Identity service is **Running**. -Starting with Windows 10, the Application Identity service is now a protected process. Because of this, you can no longer manually set the service **Startup type** to **Automatic**. +Starting with Windows 10, the Application Identity service is now a protected process. Because of this, you can no longer manually set the service **Startup type** to **Automatic** by using the Sevices snap-in. Try either of these methods instead: + +- Open an elevated commnad prompt or PowerShell session and type: + + ```powershell + sc.exe config appidsvc start= auto + ``` + +- Create a security template that configures appidsvc to be automatic start, and apply it using secedit.exe or LGPO.exe.