Installation

Install it from the Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9png1jddtgp8

What's New

• The AppControl Manager now supports 3 more rule types for both Supplemental policies and Deny base policies:

  • File path rules for each file.
  • File path rules based on wildcards for each folder (that means any file that resides in the selected folder will be automatically allowed).
  • PFN based rules for packaged apps (Package Family Name)

• With these 3 additional rule types, you can allow your apps, files and folders in new ways that suit your needs.

• Keep in mind that the most secure rule types are signature based ones such as FilePublisher.

  • Read more about rule type security in this article: https://github.com/HotCakeX/Harden-Windows-Security/wiki/WDAC-Rule-Levels-Comparison-and-Guide

• Removed the static color for text highlights in flyout text boxes. The colors are now dynamically set based on the Windows accent color.

• The "Get Configuration" button in the Settings page now automatically expands the section to make the configurations visible, reducing extra clicks/taps needed.

• The Create policy page's deploy buttons are now consistent with the rest of the deploy buttons in the app.

• Improved consistency in the codebase and UI elements.

• Added documentation for creating Deny policies => https://github.com/HotCakeX/Harden-Windows-Security/wiki/How-to-Create-an-App-Control-Deny-Policy

• When parsing the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Advanced Hunting logs, Blocked events would show as Audit events in the data grid, that is now fixed.

Automated Release Notes

• AppControl-Manager-DownloadLink-Version-Update-Version-1.8.5.0 by @github-actions in #545
• The old WDACConfig PowerShell module has been fully deprecated by @HotCakeX in #553
• Implementing FilePath and PFN based rules in AppControl Manager by @HotCakeX in #554
• Fixed Audit/Block categorization of the MDE Advanced Hunting data by @HotCakeX in #557
• docs: remove empty image tag from WDAC Notes.md by @HryshcIlya in #558
• Code refactoring and general improvements by @HotCakeX in #560
• Version bump to 1.8.6.0 - AppControl Manager by @HotCakeX in #561

Full Changelog: AppControlManager.v.1.8.5.0...AppControlManager.v.1.8.6.0