Policy
Enable App Installer Additional Sources
Desktop App Installer (WinGet)
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10
This policy controls additional sources provided by the enterprise IT administrator. If you do not configure this policy, no additional sources will be configured for the Windows Package Manager. If you enable this policy, the additional sources will be added to the Windows Package Manager and cannot be removed. The representation for each additional source can be obtained from installed sources using 'winget source export'. If you disable this policy, no additional sources can be configured for the Windows Package Manager.
Internal name
EnableAdditionalSources
Policy ID
664d0bc1f6a2
Elements
1
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppInstaller Value name EnableAdditionalSources | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppInstaller
Value name
EnableAdditionalSources
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Additional Sources: ID AdditionalSources | list | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppInstaller\AdditionalSources Value name EnableAdditionalSources Type REG_MULTI_SZ | List: standard |
Additional Sources:
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppInstaller\AdditionalSources
Value name
EnableAdditionalSources
Type
REG_MULTI_SZ
Details
List: standard