# Policies (macOS)

## What is a Policy? 

A Policy is a configuration that can control the **Application** **Updates**. macOS policies are different from WindowsOS policies.

Policies are used to automate, schedule, or version freeze application updates. Multiple policies can be created and assigned to different groups of computers.

The tables below describe the configurable features and settings for Policies for macOS.

### Applications Settings

| Application Policy Configuration Options | Description                                                                             |
| ---------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Automatic Update                         | Update the application whenever an update is available.                                 |
| Manual Update                            | Do not automatically update the application.                                            |
| Schedule Update                          | Set a time and date to run an application update.                                       |
| Version Freeze                           | Prevent any further updates from being downloaded and uninstalled for this application. |

### App Store Update Settings

| App Store Settings                      | Description                                                            |
| --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Automatically Update All App Store Apps | Apps will be updated at the scheduled time set under General Settings. |


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