windows-itpro-docs/windows/security/application-security/application-control/windows-defender-application-control/applocker/understand-the-applocker-policy-deployment-process.md

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title: Understand the AppLocker policy deployment process
description: This planning and deployment article for the IT professional describes the process for using AppLocker when deploying application control policies.
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ms.topic: conceptual
ms.date: 12/22/2023
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# Understand the AppLocker policy deployment process

This planning and deployment article for the IT professional describes the process for using AppLocker when deploying application control policies.

To successfully deploy AppLocker policies, you need to identify your application control objectives and construct the policies for those objectives. The key to the process is taking an accurate inventory of your organization's applications, which requires investigation of all the targeted business groups. With an accurate inventory, you can create and deploy policies that allow the organization's required applications and provide IT the control they need over the organization's app landscape.

The following diagram shows the main points in the design, planning, and deployment process for AppLocker.

![applocker quick reference guide.](images/applocker-plandeploy-quickreference.gif)

## Resources to support the deployment process

The following articles contain information about designing, planning, deploying, and maintaining AppLocker policies:

- For info about the AppLocker policy design and planning requirements and process, see [AppLocker Design Guide](applocker-policies-design-guide.md).
- For info about the AppLocker policy deployment requirements and process, see [AppLocker deployment guide](applocker-policies-deployment-guide.md).
- For info about AppLocker policy maintenance and monitoring, see [Administer AppLocker](administer-applocker.md).
- For info about AppLocker policy architecture, components, and processing, see [AppLocker technical reference](applocker-technical-reference.md).