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title: Working with AppLocker policies (Windows 10)
description: This topic for IT professionals provides links to procedural topics about creating, maintaining, and testing AppLocker policies.
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# Working with AppLocker policies


**Applies to**

-   Windows 10

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

## In this section


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<td align="left"><p>[Configure the Application Identity service](configure-the-application-identity-service.md)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>This topic for IT professionals shows how to configure the Application Identity service to start automatically or manually.</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>[Configure an AppLocker policy for audit only](configure-an-applocker-policy-for-audit-only.md)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>This topic for IT professionals describes how to set AppLocker policies to <strong>Audit only</strong> within your IT environment by using AppLocker.</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>[Configure an AppLocker policy for enforce rules](configure-an-applocker-policy-for-enforce-rules.md)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>This topic for IT professionals describes the steps to enable the AppLocker policy enforcement setting.</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>[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)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>This topic for IT professionals describes the steps for displaying a customized message to users when an AppLocker policy denies access to an app.</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>[Export an AppLocker policy from a GPO](export-an-applocker-policy-from-a-gpo.md)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>This topic for IT professionals describes the steps to export an AppLocker policy from a Group Policy Object (GPO) so that it can be modified.</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>[Export an AppLocker policy to an XML file](export-an-applocker-policy-to-an-xml-file.md)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>This topic for IT professionals describes the steps to export an AppLocker policy to an XML file for review or testing.</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>[Import an AppLocker policy from another computer](import-an-applocker-policy-from-another-computer.md)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>This topic for IT professionals describes how to import an AppLocker policy.</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>[Import an AppLocker policy into a GPO](import-an-applocker-policy-into-a-gpo.md)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>This topic for IT professionals describes the steps to import an AppLocker policy into a Group Policy Object (GPO).</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>[Add rules for packaged apps to existing AppLocker rule-set](add-rules-for-packaged-apps-to-existing-applocker-rule-set.md)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>This topic for IT professionals describes how to update your existing AppLocker policies for packaged apps using the Remote Server Administration Toolkit (RSAT).</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>[Merge AppLocker policies by using Set-ApplockerPolicy](merge-applocker-policies-by-using-set-applockerpolicy.md)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>This topic for IT professionals describes the steps to merge AppLocker policies by using Windows PowerShell.</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>[Merge AppLocker policies manually](merge-applocker-policies-manually.md)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>This topic for IT professionals describes the steps to manually merge AppLocker policies to update the Group Policy Object (GPO).</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>[Refresh an AppLocker policy](refresh-an-applocker-policy.md)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>This topic for IT professionals describes the steps to force an update for an AppLocker policy.</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>[Test an AppLocker policy by using Test-AppLockerPolicy](test-an-applocker-policy-by-using-test-applockerpolicy.md)</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>This topic for IT professionals describes the steps to test an AppLocker policy prior to importing it into a Group Policy Object (GPO) or another computer.</p></td>
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