Hello everyone

Question

Hi,

is there a way to block users from downloading whatsapp for windows? and use only whatsaap web?

br,

Yisrael.

Answer 1

@Israel Krakovski, Thanks for posting in Q&A. Based on my researching, there's no built-in policy in Intune to block whatsapp downloading. But we can try to block the app to run via WDAC or AppLocker policy.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/windows-defender-application-control/wdac-and-applocker-overview

We can see more details in the following link:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/intune-customer-success/support-tip-using-applocker-to-create-custom-intune-policies-for/ba-p/364981

https://mikemdm.de/2023/06/18/deploy-a-basic-wdac-policy-with-intune-as-managed-installer/

Note: Non-Microsoft link, just for the reference.

Hope the above information can help.

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