windows-itpro-docs/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-application-control/applocker/working-with-applocker-policies.md

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Working with AppLocker policies (Windows)	This topic for IT professionals provides links to procedural topics about creating, maintaining, and testing AppLocker policies.	7062d2e0-9cbb-4cb8-aa8c-b24945c3771d		macapara	m365-security	deploy	library	security	medium	mjcaparas	dansimp	ITPro	M365-security-compliance	conceptual	09/21/2017	mde

Working with AppLocker policies

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 Defender App Guard feature availability.

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

In this section

Topic	Description
Configure the Application Identity service	This topic for IT professionals shows how to configure the Application Identity service to start automatically or manually.
Configure an AppLocker policy for audit only	This topic 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	This topic 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	This topic 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	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.
Export an AppLocker policy to an XML file	This topic 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	This topic for IT professionals describes how to import an AppLocker policy.
Import an AppLocker policy into a GPO	This topic 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	This topic 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	This topic for IT professionals describes the steps to merge AppLocker policies by using Windows PowerShell.
Merge AppLocker policies manually	This topic for IT professionals describes the steps to manually merge AppLocker policies to update the Group Policy Object (GPO).
Refresh an AppLocker policy	This topic for IT professionals describes the steps to force an update for an AppLocker policy.
Test an AppLocker policy by using Test-AppLockerPolicy	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.