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title: Working with AppLocker policies
description: This article for IT professionals provides links to procedural articles about creating, maintaining, and testing AppLocker policies.
ms.localizationpriority: medium
ms.topic: conceptual
ms.date: 12/21/2023
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# Working with AppLocker policies

This article for IT professionals provides links to procedural articles about creating, maintaining, and testing AppLocker policies.

## In this section

| Article | Description |
| - | - |
| [Configure the Application Identity service](configure-the-application-identity-service.md) | This article for IT professionals shows how to configure the Application Identity service to start automatically or manually. |
| [Configure an AppLocker policy for audit only](configure-an-applocker-policy-for-audit-only.md) | This article for IT professionals describes how to set AppLocker policies to  **Audit only** within your IT environment by using AppLocker. |
| [Configure an AppLocker policy for enforce rules](configure-an-applocker-policy-for-enforce-rules.md) | This article for IT professionals describes the steps to enable the AppLocker policy enforcement setting. |
| [Display a custom URL message when users try to run a blocked app](display-a-custom-url-message-when-users-try-to-run-a-blocked-application.md) | This article for IT professionals describes the steps for displaying a customized message to users when an AppLocker policy denies access to an app. |
| [Export an AppLocker policy from a GPO](export-an-applocker-policy-from-a-gpo.md) | 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. |
| [Export an AppLocker policy to an XML file](export-an-applocker-policy-to-an-xml-file.md) | This article for IT professionals describes the steps to export an AppLocker policy to an XML file for review or testing. |
| [Import an AppLocker policy from another computer](import-an-applocker-policy-from-another-computer.md) | This article for IT professionals describes how to import an AppLocker policy. |
| [Import an AppLocker policy into a GPO](import-an-applocker-policy-into-a-gpo.md) | This article for IT professionals describes the steps to import an AppLocker policy into a Group Policy Object (GPO). |
| [Add rules for packaged apps to existing AppLocker rule-set](add-rules-for-packaged-apps-to-existing-applocker-rule-set.md) | This article for IT professionals describes how to update your existing AppLocker policies for packaged apps using the Remote Server Administration Toolkit (RSAT). |
| [Merge AppLocker policies by using Set-ApplockerPolicy](merge-applocker-policies-by-using-set-applockerpolicy.md) | This article for IT professionals describes the steps to merge AppLocker policies by using Windows PowerShell. |
| [Merge AppLocker policies manually](merge-applocker-policies-manually.md) | This article for IT professionals describes the steps to manually merge AppLocker policies to update the Group Policy Object (GPO). |
| [Refresh an AppLocker policy](refresh-an-applocker-policy.md) | This article for IT professionals describes the steps to force an update for an AppLocker policy. |
| [Test an AppLocker policy by using Test-AppLockerPolicy](test-an-applocker-policy-by-using-test-applockerpolicy.md) | 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.|