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SmartAppControlPolicy Class

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Definition

Namespace:
Windows.System.Profile
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The Smart App Control policy interface and runtime class.

public ref class SmartAppControlPolicy abstract sealed
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 983040)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
class SmartAppControlPolicy final
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 983040)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingBehavior(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.MarshalingType.Agile)]
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Threading(Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ThreadingModel.Both)]
public static class SmartAppControlPolicy
Public Class SmartAppControlPolicy
Inheritance
Object Platform::Object IInspectable SmartAppControlPolicy
Attributes
ContractVersionAttribute MarshalingBehaviorAttribute ThreadingAttribute

Windows requirements

Device family
Windows 11 Insider Preview (introduced in 10.0.23504.0)
API contract
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v15.0)

Examples

The following example shows how apps can register for the SmartAppControlPolicy.Changed event and handle the event when it's raised.

using Windows.System.Profile;

public class SmartAppControlPolicySample: IDisposable
{
    public SmartAppControlPolicySample()
    {
        SmartAppControlPolicy.Changed += OnSmartAppControlPolicyChanged;
        OnSmartAppControlPolicyChanged();
    }

    ~SmartAppControlPolicySample()
    {
        SmartAppControlPolicy.Changed -= OnSmartAppControlPolicyChanged;
    }

    public void HandleSmartAppControlPolicyChange()
    {
        //
        // Change related UI Elements
        //
        ChangeUIForSmartAppControl(SmartAppControlPolicy.IsEnabled);
    }

    void OnSmartAppControlPolicyChanged(object args)
    {
        //
        // Smart App Control Policy state changed.
        //
        HandleSmartAppControlPolicyChange();

        //
        // Manage detection settings.
        //
        if (!SmartAppControlPolicy.IsEnabled)
        {
            //
            // Set AV in full scanning mode.
            //
            SetMalwareDetectionBehavior(MalwareDetectionBehavior.FullDetectionMode);
        }
        else
        {
            //
            // Set AV in light weight scanning mode.
            //
            SetMalwareDetectionBehavior(MalwareDetectionBehavior.LightweightDetectionMode);
        }
    }
}

Remarks

Smart App Control is a new security feature in Windows 11, which improves consumer PC security by blocking apps that are malicious or untrusted. It's implemented as a Microsoft Defender Application Control (MDAC) policy, similar to Windows in S mode.

Apps and services may want to query the Smart App Control mode on a given system or register for a notification when the state changes. This can be accomplished with the SmartAppControlPolicy APIs.

Properties

IsEnabled

Indicates whether Smart App Control is enabled.

Events

Changed

This event is invoked when the Smart App Control state changes.

Applies to

See also