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title: Edit AppLocker rules
description: This topic for IT professionals describes the steps to edit a publisher rule, path rule, and file hash rule in AppLocker.
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.date: 09/21/2017
ms.date: 12/21/2023
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# Edit AppLocker rules
>[!NOTE]
>Some capabilities of Windows Defender Application Control are only available on specific Windows versions. Learn more about the [Windows Defender Application Control feature availability](/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-application-control/feature-availability).
This topic for IT professionals describes the steps to edit a publisher rule, path rule, and file hash rule in AppLocker.
This article for IT professionals describes the steps to edit a publisher rule, path rule, and file hash rule in AppLocker.
For more info about these rule types, see [Understanding AppLocker rule condition types](understanding-applocker-rule-condition-types.md).
You can perform this task by using the Group Policy Management Console for an AppLocker policy in a Group Policy Object (GPO) or by using the Local Security Policy snap-in for an AppLocker policy on a local computer or in a security template. For info how to use these MMC snap-ins to administer AppLocker, see [Administer AppLocker](administer-applocker.md#bkmk-using-snapins).
To manage an AppLocker policy in a Group Policy Object (GPO), you can perform this task by using the Group Policy Management Console. To manage an AppLocker policy for the local computer or for use in a security template, use the Local Security Policy snap-in. For info how to use these MMC snap-ins to administer AppLocker, see [Administer AppLocker](administer-applocker.md#using-the-mmc-snap-ins-to-administer-applocker).
**To edit a publisher rule**
## To edit a publisher rule
1. Open the AppLocker console, and then click the appropriate rule collection.
2. In the **Action** pane, right-click the publisher rule, and then click **Properties**.
3. Click the appropriate tab to edit the rule properties.
1. Open the AppLocker console, and then select the appropriate rule collection.
2. In the **Action** pane, right-click the publisher rule, and then select **Properties**.
3. Select the appropriate tab to edit the rule properties.
- Click the **General** tab to change the rule name, add a rule description, configure whether the rule is used to allow or deny applications, and set the security group for which this rule should apply.
- Click the **Publisher** tab to configure the certificate's common name, the product name, the file name, or file version of the publisher.
- Click the **Exceptions** tab to create or edit exceptions.
- When you finish updating the rule, click **OK**.
- Select the **General** tab to change the rule name, add a rule description, configure whether the rule is used to allow or deny applications, and set the security group for which this rule should apply.
- Select the **Publisher** tab to configure the certificate's common name, the product name, the file name, or file version of the publisher.
- Select the **Exceptions** tab to create or edit exceptions.
- When you finish updating the rule, select **OK**.
**To edit a file hash rule**
## To edit a file hash rule
1. Open the AppLocker console, and then click the appropriate rule collection.
2. Choose the appropriate rule collection.
3. In the **Action** pane, right-click the file hash rule, and then click **Properties**.
4. Click the appropriate tab to edit the rule properties.
1. Open the AppLocker console, and then select the appropriate rule collection.
2. Choose the appropriate rule collection.
3. In the **Action** pane, right-click the file hash rule, and then select **Properties**.
4. Select the appropriate tab to edit the rule properties.
- Click the **General** tab to change the rule name, add a rule description, configure whether the rule is used to allow or deny applications, and set the security group in which this rule should apply.
- Click the **File Hash** tab to configure the files that should be used to enforce the rule. You can click **Browse Files** to add a specific file or click **Browse Folders** to add all files in a specified folder. To remove hashes individually, click **Remove**.
- When you finish updating the rule, click **OK**.
- Select the **General** tab to change the rule name, add a rule description, configure whether the rule is used to allow or deny applications, and set the security group in which this rule should apply.
- Select the **File Hash** tab to configure the files that should be used to enforce the rule. You can select **Browse Files** to add a specific file or select **Browse Folders** to add all files in a specified folder. To remove hashes individually, select **Remove**.
- When you finish updating the rule, select **OK**.
**To edit a path rule**
## To edit a path rule
1. Open the AppLocker console, and then click the appropriate rule collection.
2. Choose the appropriate rule collection.
3. In the **Action** pane, right-click the path rule, and then click **Properties**.
4. Click the appropriate tab to edit the rule properties.
1. Open the AppLocker console, and then select the appropriate rule collection.
2. Choose the appropriate rule collection.
3. In the **Action** pane, right-click the path rule, and then select **Properties**.
4. Select the appropriate tab to edit the rule properties.
- Click the **General** tab to change the rule name, add a rule description, configure whether the rule is used to allow or deny applications, and set the security group in which this rule should apply.
- Click the **Path** tab to configure the path on the computer in which the rule should be enforced.
- Click the **Exceptions** tab to create exceptions for specific files in a folder.
- When you finish updating the rule, click **OK**.
- Select the **General** tab to change the rule name, add a rule description, configure whether the rule is used to allow or deny applications, and set the security group in which this rule should apply.
- Select the **Path** tab to configure the path on the computer in which the rule should be enforced.
- Select the **Exceptions** tab to create exceptions for specific files in a folder.
- When you finish updating the rule, select **OK**.