AppLocker, App Control for Business (WDAC), and Business App Distribution — Before "Application Control" Blocks You (archived 2026-08-30)
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Abstract
Explains the differences between AppLocker, App Control for Business (formerly WDAC), and Smart App Control, and sets out what developers and distributors can do so that in-house business apps are not blocked by application control in customer environments. Also covers how to read the event logs when a block occurs. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/applocker-wdac-business-app-distribution/, as published on 2026-08-30. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-07-29.
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View paper (DOI)Open access versionOpenAlexZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)Published 2026-08-30
Authors: Go Komura
Institutions: Fujikura (United States)