Users like to download all sorts of software to enterprise desktops, including music, photos, "productivity tools," games and Internet browsers. This is a monumental headache for the IT staffers ...

Controlling applications on individual workstations is one of the most critical -- and difficult -- tasks that administrators face. The software restriction policies feature was designed to control ...

Microsoft’s AppLocker, the application control feature included in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, is an improvement on the Software Restriction Policies (SRP) introduced with Windows XP ...

Mitch Tulloch is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and lead author of the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. You can follow him on Twitter at ...