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title: How AppLocker works (Windows)
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description: This topic for the IT professional provides links to topics about AppLocker architecture and components, processes and interactions, rules and policies.
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ms.assetid: 24bb1d73-0ff5-4af7-8b8a-2fa44d4ddbcd
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ms.reviewer:
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ms.author: dansimp
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ms.prod: m365-security
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ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
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ms.sitesec: library
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ms.pagetype: security
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ms.localizationpriority: medium
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author: dansimp
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manager: dansimp
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audience: ITPro
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ms.collection: M365-security-compliance
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ms.topic: conceptual
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ms.date: 09/21/2017
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ms.technology: mde
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# How AppLocker works
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**Applies to**
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- Windows 10
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- Windows 11
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- Windows Server 2016 and above
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>[!NOTE]
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>Some capabilities of Windows Defender Application Control are only available on specific Windows versions. Learn more about the [Defender App Guard feature availability](/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-application-control/feature-availability).
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This topic for the IT professional provides links to topics about AppLocker architecture and components, processes and interactions, rules and policies.
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The following topics explain how AppLocker policies for each of the rule condition types are evaluated:
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- [AppLocker architecture and components](applocker-architecture-and-components.md)
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- [AppLocker processes and interactions](applocker-processes-and-interactions.md)
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The following topics explain how AppLocker rules and policies work:
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- [Understanding AppLocker rule behavior](understanding-applocker-rule-behavior.md)
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- [Understanding AppLocker rule exceptions](understanding-applocker-rule-exceptions.md)
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- [Understanding AppLocker rule collections](understanding-applocker-rule-collections.md)
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- [Understanding AppLocker allow and deny actions on rules](understanding-applocker-allow-and-deny-actions-on-rules.md)
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- [Understanding AppLocker rule condition types](understanding-applocker-rule-condition-types.md)
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- [Understanding the publisher rule condition in AppLocker](understanding-the-publisher-rule-condition-in-applocker.md)
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- [Understanding the path rule condition in AppLocker](understanding-the-path-rule-condition-in-applocker.md)
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- [Understanding the file hash rule condition in AppLocker](understanding-the-file-hash-rule-condition-in-applocker.md)
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- [Understanding AppLocker default rules](understanding-applocker-default-rules.md)
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- [Executable rules in AppLocker](executable-rules-in-applocker.md)
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- [Windows Installer rules in AppLocker](windows-installer-rules-in-applocker.md)
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- [Script rules in AppLocker](script-rules-in-applocker.md)
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- [DLL rules in AppLocker](dll-rules-in-applocker.md)
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- [Packaged apps and packaged app installer rules in AppLocker](packaged-apps-and-packaged-app-installer-rules-in-applocker.md)
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## Additional resources
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- [AppLocker Design Guide](applocker-policies-design-guide.md)
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- [AppLocker deployment guide](applocker-policies-deployment-guide.md)
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- [Administer AppLocker](administer-applocker.md)
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