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How to prevent a Metro App from running using Applocker

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:12:22 +0000

In Windows 8 the Applocker feature has been extended to support management of metro style apps. Enterprise administrators can define a Packaged app Rule to allow or deny the installation and/or use of a particular metro style app. When opening the Group Policy editor under Computer Configuration / Windows Settings / Security Settings / Application Control Settings / Applocker there is a new node called Packaged app Rules.

To create a new rule, right click on the Packaged app Rules and select Create New Rule…

XP Mode within the Enterprise

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:50:34 +0000

Last week I had a Windows 7 planning meeting with one of our clients and like in any other Windows 7 related meeting that i have had in the past months with other customers, the topic about XP Mode was brought up. It appears that when speaking about application compatibility, first thing people think of is XP Mode. To be honest I don’t blame them, because when XP Mode was first introduced in April 2009 during the Windows 7 Beta phase it was promoted as a possible workaround for Application Compatibility issues and therefore got a lot of attention. The message almost sounded like “There is no barrier to move to Windows 7 because if you run into an application compatibility issue, you can always use XP Mode”. So what’s your point? Well, while the statement as such is absolutely true, there are a few things to consider when we speak about computers that run in an enterprise environment.

Windows 7 SKUs

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:14:30 +0000

In Windows 7 each SKU is a superset of the previous SKU. Read more about the Windows 7 SKUs on the Windows Blog “A closer look at the Windows 7 SKUs”