Portable Freeware under Windows 10? (Device Guard)

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AllenLStarr
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Portable Freeware under Windows 10? (Device Guard)

#1 Post by AllenLStarr »

Windows 10 will have a new security feature called Device Guard:
"Microsoft's new Device Guard is aimed at blocking zero-day attacks by vetting applications that try to access a Windows 10 machine and its network. It basically blocks any applications that are not signed by specific software vendors, the Windows app store, and an enterprise itself."

Does/Will Portable Freeware satisfy the Device Guard criteria?

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Userfriendly
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Re: Portable Freeware under Windows 10?

#2 Post by Userfriendly »

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/lib ... 85%29.aspx
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/device-guard-windows-10
http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/21/micro ... sted-apps/
I don't completely understand it but it looks like something admins for large companies would use to blacklist/whitelist trusted apps in their networks. I don't think it concerns us casual users. Also it has certain hardware and software requirements to be enabled so it looks like its optional.

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Re: Portable Freeware under Windows 10?

#3 Post by Specular »

Yeah, as Userfriendly mentioned it's not exactly clear from the wording but it appears to be an optional application firewall that can be configured in W10 to allow only whitelisted apps, intended for enterprise/business. I think Windows has had a similar functionality available to admins for a while but this allows the OS to be restricted to only properly signed programs.

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