How AppLocker Works

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8

This topic for the IT professional provides links to topics about AppLocker architecture and components, processes and interactions, rules and policies..

The following topics explain how AppLocker policies for each of the rule condition types are evaluated:

• AppLocker Architecture and Components

• AppLocker Processes and Interactions

The following topics explain how AppLocker rules and policies work:

• Understanding AppLocker Rule Behavior

• Understanding AppLocker Rule Exceptions

• Understanding AppLocker Rule Collections

• Understanding AppLocker Allow and Deny Actions on Rules

• Understanding AppLocker Rule Condition Types

  • Understanding the Publisher Rule Condition in AppLocker

  • Understanding the Path Rule Condition in AppLocker

  • Understanding the File Hash Rule Condition in AppLocker

• Understanding AppLocker Default Rules

  • Executable Rules in AppLocker

  • Windows Installer Rules in AppLocker

  • Script Rules in AppLocker

  • DLL Rules in AppLocker

  • Packaged Apps and Packaged App Installer Rules in AppLocker

Additional resources

• AppLocker Policies Design Guide 

• AppLocker Policies Deployment Guide

• Administer AppLocker

See Also

AppLocker Technical Architecture