Skip to content

Commit 177e7d5

Browse files
Update overview.md (#6005)
* Learn Editor: Update overview.md * update Metadata * Learn Editor: Update overview.md * Learn Editor: Update overview.md * Update hub/apps/develop/smart-app-control/overview.md --------- Co-authored-by: Alvin Ashcraft <[email protected]>
1 parent 9c60654 commit 177e7d5

1 file changed

Lines changed: 5 additions & 6 deletions

File tree

hub/apps/develop/smart-app-control/overview.md

Lines changed: 5 additions & 6 deletions
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
22
title: Smart App Control
33
description: Overview of Smart App Control, a Windows feature that protects users from untrusted or potentially dangerous code.
44
ms.topic: concept-article
5-
ms.date: 07/15/2025
5+
ms.date: 11/18/2025
66
# customer intent: As a Windows developer, I want to understand how Smart App Control works so that I can ensure my apps are compatible and secure.
77
---
88

@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@ Malware, Potentially Unwanted Apps (PUA), and unknown, unsigned code are blocked
1717
Smart App Control is designed to protect a device for its entire lifetime. As such, it can only be enabled on a clean install of a version of Windows that contains the Smart App Control feature. Additionally, Smart App Control is only enabled in certain regions. This feature is expected to roll out to additional regions soon.
1818

1919
- Windows 11, version 22572 or higher,
20-
- A clean Windows install,
20+
- A clean Windows install
2121

2222
> [!NOTE]
2323
> [Resetting your device](/windows-hardware/service/desktop/resetting-the-pc) counts as a clean Windows install.
24-
25-
- North America or Europe
26-
24+
2725
## Smart App Control stages
2826

2927
Smart App Control can either run in *evaluation mode* or *enforcement mode*.
@@ -62,4 +60,5 @@ Note that some older Microsoft binaries are considered unsafe because attackers
6260

6361
## Related content
6462

65-
- [What is Smart App Control?](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/what-is-smart-app-control-285ea03d-fa88-4d56-882e-6698afdb7003)
63+
- [Smart App Control FAQs](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/what-is-smart-app-control-285ea03d-fa88-4d56-882e-6698afdb7003)
64+

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)