Topic: applocker

• PowerShell's execution policy is not a security boundary — what actually restricts scripts

  Get-ExecutionPolicy -List shows per-scope settings that are easy to bypass by design and documented by Microsoft as defense in depth, not a security boundary; App Control for Business (WDAC), AppLocker, and Constrained Language Mode are the controls that actually restrict what code and language features can run.

  article · en · reviewed · knowledge as of 2026-09-24

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