How to Disable a Policy Temporarily in ThreatLocker?

This document outlines the step-by-step process of how to disable a policy in ThreatLocker Dashboard.

This article is a part of our ThreatLocker How-to Guides series, Chapter 08 – Policy Management.

Introduction

In ThreatLocker, you may want to temporarily disable a policy without deleting it, for example, during testing, troubleshooting, or for a short-term exception.

This allows you to pause enforcement while keeping the policy available for reactivation later.

Implementation

Step 1: Access the Application Control Module

1. Log in to the ThreatLocker Portal.
2. Navigate to Modules > Application Control > Policies
3. A list of all active policies can be seen

Step 2: Disable the Policy Temporarily

1. In the list of policies, locate the “Active” column
2. Click the switch under the Active column to disable it
3. Click Deploy to apply the change

Conclusion

Disabling a policy temporarily gives you flexibility to adapt your security posture without losing your existing configuration.

The policy can be easily re-enabled later by toggling it back on and redeploying it.