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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/AppIdTagging/design-create-appid-tagging-policies.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Create your App Control for Business AppId Tagging Policies
 description: Create your App Control for Business AppId tagging policies for Windows devices.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ms.date: 09/23/2024
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
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 # Creating your App Control AppId Tagging Policies

windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/administer-applocker.md

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 title: Administer AppLocker
 description: This article for IT professionals provides links to specific procedures to use when administering AppLocker policies.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/configure-an-applocker-policy-for-audit-only.md

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 title: Configure an AppLocker policy for audit only
 description: This article for IT professionals describes how to set AppLocker policies to Audit only within your IT environment by using AppLocker.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/configure-an-applocker-policy-for-enforce-rules.md

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 title: Configure an AppLocker policy for enforce rules
 description: This article for IT professionals describes the steps to enable the AppLocker policy enforcement setting.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/configure-exceptions-for-an-applocker-rule.md

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 title: Add exceptions for an AppLocker rule
 description: This article for IT professionals describes the steps to specify which apps can or can't run as exceptions to an AppLocker rule.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/configure-the-appLocker-reference-device.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Configure the AppLocker reference device
 description: This article for the IT professional describes the steps to create an AppLocker policy platform structure on a reference computer.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/configure-the-application-identity-service.md

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 title: Configure the Application Identity service
 description: This article for IT professionals shows how to configure the Application Identity service to start automatically or manually.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/create-a-rule-for-packaged-apps.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Create a rule for packaged apps
 description: This article for IT professionals shows how to create an AppLocker rule for packaged apps with a publisher condition.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/create-a-rule-that-uses-a-file-hash-condition.md

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 title: Create a rule that uses a file hash condition
 description: This article for IT professionals shows how to create an AppLocker rule with a file hash condition.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/create-a-rule-that-uses-a-path-condition.md

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 title: Create a rule that uses a path condition
 description: This article for IT professionals shows how to create an AppLocker rule with a path condition.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/create-a-rule-that-uses-a-publisher-condition.md

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 title: Create a rule that uses a publisher condition
 description: This article for IT professionals shows how to create an AppLocker rule with a publisher condition.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/create-applocker-default-rules.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Create AppLocker default rules
 description: This article for IT professionals describes the steps to create a standard set of AppLocker rules that allow Windows system files to run.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/create-your-applocker-policies.md

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 title: Create Your AppLocker policies
 description: This overview article for the IT professional describes the steps to create an AppLocker policy and prepare it for deployment.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/create-your-applocker-rules.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Create Your AppLocker rules
 description: This article for the IT professional describes what you need to know about AppLocker rules and the methods that you can to create rules.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/delete-an-applocker-rule.md

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 title: Delete an AppLocker rule
 description: This article for IT professionals describes the steps to delete an AppLocker rule.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/determine-which-applications-are-digitally-signed-on-a-reference-computer.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Find digitally signed apps on a reference device
 description: This article for the IT professional describes how to use AppLocker logs and tools to determine which applications are digitally signed.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/display-a-custom-url-message-when-users-try-to-run-a-blocked-application.md

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 title: Display a custom URL message when users try to run a blocked app
 description: This article for IT professionals describes the steps for displaying a customized message to users when an AppLocker policy blocks an app.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/document-group-policy-structure-and-applocker-rule-enforcement.md

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 title: Document Group Policy structure & AppLocker rule enforcement
 description: This planning article describes what you need to include in your plan when you use AppLocker.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/document-your-applocker-rules.md

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 title: Document your AppLocker rules
 description: Learn how to document your AppLocker rules and associate rule conditions with files, permissions, rule source, and implementation.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/edit-an-applocker-policy.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Edit an AppLocker policy
 description: This article for IT professionals describes the steps required to modify an AppLocker policy.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/edit-applocker-rules.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Edit AppLocker rules
 description: This article for IT professionals describes the steps to edit a publisher rule, path rule, and file hash rule in AppLocker.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/enable-the-dll-rule-collection.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Enable the DLL rule collection
 description: This article for IT professionals describes the steps to enable the DLL rule collection feature for AppLocker.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/export-an-applocker-policy-from-a-gpo.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Export an AppLocker policy from a GPO
 description: 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.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/export-an-applocker-policy-to-an-xml-file.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Export an AppLocker policy to an XML file
 description: This article for IT professionals describes the steps to export an AppLocker policy to an XML file for review or testing.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/import-an-applocker-policy-from-another-computer.md

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 title: Import an AppLocker policy from another computer
 description: This article for IT professionals describes how to import an AppLocker policy.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/import-an-applocker-policy-into-a-gpo.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Import an AppLocker policy into a GPO
 description: This article for IT professionals describes the steps to import an AppLocker policy into a Group Policy Object (GPO).
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/maintain-applocker-policies.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Maintain AppLocker policies
 description: Learn how to maintain rules within AppLocker policies. View common AppLocker maintenance scenarios and see the methods to use to maintain AppLocker policies.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/manage-packaged-apps-with-applocker.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Manage packaged apps with AppLocker
 description: Learn concepts and lists procedures to help you manage packaged apps with AppLocker as part of your overall application control strategy.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/merge-applocker-policies-by-using-set-applockerpolicy.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Merge AppLocker policies by using Set-ApplockerPolicy
 description: This article for IT professionals describes the steps to merge AppLocker policies by using Windows PowerShell.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/merge-applocker-policies-manually.md

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 title: Merge AppLocker policies manually
 description: This article for IT professionals describes the steps to manually merge AppLocker policies to update the Group Policy Object (GPO).
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/monitor-application-usage-with-applocker.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Monitor app usage with AppLocker
 description: This article for IT professionals describes how to monitor app usage when AppLocker policies are applied.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/refresh-an-applocker-policy.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Refresh an AppLocker policy
 description: This article for IT professionals describes the steps to force an update for an AppLocker policy.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/run-the-automatically-generate-rules-wizard.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Run the Automatically Generate Rules wizard
 description: This article for IT professionals describes steps to run the wizard to create AppLocker rules on a reference device.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/test-an-applocker-policy-by-using-test-applockerpolicy.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Test an AppLocker policy by using Test-AppLockerPolicy
 description: 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.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/test-and-update-an-applocker-policy.md

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 title: Test and update an AppLocker policy
 description: This article discusses the steps required to test an AppLocker policy prior to deployment.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/applocker/use-a-reference-computer-to-create-and-maintain-applocker-policies.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Use a reference device to create and maintain AppLocker policies
 description: This article for the IT professional describes the steps to create and maintain AppLocker policies by using a reference computer.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/deployment/audit-appcontrol-policies.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Use audit events to create App Control policy rules
 description: Audits allow admins to discover apps, binaries, and scripts that should be added to the App Control policy.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
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 # Use audit events to create App Control policy rules

windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/deployment/create-code-signing-cert-for-appcontrol.md

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 title: Create a code signing cert for App Control for Business
 description: Learn how to set up a publicly issued code signing certificate, so you can sign catalog files or App Control policies internally.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/deployment/use-signed-policies-to-protect-appcontrol-against-tampering.md

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 title: Use signed policies to protect App Control for Business against tampering
 description: Signed App Control for Business policies give organizations the highest level of malware protection available in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/design/create-appcontrol-policy-for-fully-managed-devices.md

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 title: Create an App Control policy for fully managed devices
 description: App Control for Business restricts which applications users are allowed to run and the code that runs in system core.
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/design/create-appcontrol-policy-for-lightly-managed-devices.md

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 title: Create an App Control policy for lightly managed devices
 description: App Control for Business restricts which applications users are allowed to run and the code that runs in the system core.
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
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windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/design/plan-appcontrol-management.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Plan for App Control policy management
 description: Learn about the decisions you need to make to establish the processes for managing and maintaining App Control for Business policies.
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ms.date: 09/11/2024
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
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 # Plan for App Control for Business lifecycle policy management