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title: How AppLocker works
description: This article for the IT professional provides links to articles about AppLocker architecture and components, processes and interactions, rules and policies.
ms.localizationpriority: medium
ms.topic: conceptual
ms.date: 12/23/2023
---

# How AppLocker works

This article for the IT professional provides links to articles about AppLocker architecture and components, processes and interactions, rules and policies.

The following articles explain how AppLocker policies for each of the rule condition types are evaluated:

- [AppLocker architecture and components](applocker-architecture-and-components.md)
- [AppLocker processes and interactions](applocker-processes-and-interactions.md)

The following articles explain how AppLocker rules and policies work:

- [Understanding AppLocker rule behavior](understanding-applocker-rule-behavior.md)
- [Understanding AppLocker rule exceptions](understanding-applocker-rule-exceptions.md)
- [Understanding AppLocker rule collections](understanding-applocker-rule-collections.md)
- [Understanding AppLocker allow and deny actions on rules](understanding-applocker-allow-and-deny-actions-on-rules.md)
- [Understanding AppLocker rule condition types](understanding-applocker-rule-condition-types.md)

  - [Understanding the publisher rule condition in AppLocker](understanding-the-publisher-rule-condition-in-applocker.md)
  - [Understanding the path rule condition in AppLocker](understanding-the-path-rule-condition-in-applocker.md)
  - [Understanding the file hash rule condition in AppLocker](understanding-the-file-hash-rule-condition-in-applocker.md)

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

  - [Executable rules in AppLocker](executable-rules-in-applocker.md)
  - [Windows Installer rules in AppLocker](windows-installer-rules-in-applocker.md)
  - [Script rules in AppLocker](script-rules-in-applocker.md)
  - [DLL rules in AppLocker](dll-rules-in-applocker.md)
  - [Packaged apps and packaged app installer rules in AppLocker](packaged-apps-and-packaged-app-installer-rules-in-applocker.md)

## More resources

- [AppLocker Design Guide](applocker-policies-design-guide.md)
- [AppLocker deployment guide](applocker-policies-deployment-guide.md)
- [Administer AppLocker](administer-applocker.md)