
I use this on my RDS servers to keep people from running anything but our ERP system. You will have to start the ApplicationIdentityService for Applocker to actually work and do its job. The only way to stop executables is application white or blacklisting. If it doesn't require admin rights it will work and run. Just like GoToMeeting or Zoom or anything else that runs from appdata.
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I just do not want to also block the admin user from being able to install exe installers in the future. As in, I install only necessary programs prior and then anything they require after the laptop is in their hands I can do it for them. Is this the sysconfiguration you recommend that I can use. I just went into secpol.msc->AppLocker and started navigating and reading the descriptions and became flustered. I want to prevent them once they get the laptop from installing any exe program, the requirement is I install via IBM maas360 systems manager by pushing it remotely or I connect remotely via vnc session and do it using my admin privileges for it. I install all apps for them before the workstation gets assigned to them. However, reading your post has provided guidance.

Seemed to me that it was very generally declarative not so specific. I do not want to inadvertently break something at the application layer on their system and then I have to use more time to resolve later. The difficulty I am having with AppLocker is more about being perplexed about correct implementation. It installed without any requirement for admin permissions. Why is this so difficult to set up, or does it just seem like that to me because I am not an expert?Īnother example, I just downloaded Git for windows from within the standard AD user account and ran the exe from the downloads folder, just as I did with Signal app. If program is exe and attempts to install in whatever path ( AppData, Program Files, system32, etc.) require admin rights ! I have been configuring some GPOs and I know about AppLocker in secpol.msc, yet the functionality just does not do the simple task of : Standard user runs exe file to install program on system -> enable prompt for Admin privilege credentials.That is it. I have attempted to find a simple effective solution for requiring elevated privileges to install programs that bypass Windows Installer, to no avail thus far.
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exe installer file, the user can just run the software themselves for installation. msi or some other installer package that invokes Windows installer to run, however, whenever it is a. The problem I am encountering is that when the user attempts to install software, most of the time the Admin privileges credentials prompt is triggered.

I also have the local machine admin account when I first set up the laptop, which I do not disable. I have been setting up windows 10 enterprise workstations for my standard users and have them domain joined to our AD DC, as such there is the domain Administrator account and then there standard domain user account logged into their computer. Hello, new sysadmin here for a tech startup company.
