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title: Script rules in AppLocker (Windows)
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# Script rules in AppLocker

**Applies to**

- Windows 10
- Windows 11
- Windows Server 2016 and above

> [!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 article describes the file formats and available default rules for the script rule collection.

AppLocker defines script rules to include only the following file formats:
- `.ps1`
- `.bat`
- `.cmd`
- `.vbs`
- `.js`

The following table lists the default rules that are available for the script rule collection.

| Purpose | Name | User | Rule condition type |
| - | - | - | - |
| Allows members of the local Administrators group to run all scripts| (Default Rule) All scripts| BUILTIN\Administrators | Path: `*\` |
| Allow all users to run scripts in the Windows folder| (Default Rule) All scripts located in the Windows folder| Everyone | Path: `%windir%\*` | 
| Allow all users to run scripts in the Program Files folder| (Default Rule) All scripts located in the Program Files folder|Everyone | Path: `%programfiles%\*`| 
 
> [!NOTE]
> Windows Defender Application Control cannot be used to block PowerShell scripts. AppLocker just forces PowerShell scripts to be run in Constrained Language mode. Also note that in cases where a PS1 script is "blocked", AppLocker generates an 8007 event, which states that the script will be blocked, but then the script runs.

## Related articles

- [Understanding AppLocker default rules](understanding-applocker-default-rules.md)