Allows development of packaged Microsoft Store apps and installing them from an integrated development environment (IDE)

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016

Allows or denies development of Microsoft Store applications and installing them directly from an IDE. If you enable this setting and enable the "Allow all trusted apps to install" Group Policy, you can develop Microsoft Store apps and install them directly from an IDE. If you disable or do not configure this setting, you cannot develop Microsoft Store apps or install them directly from an IDE.

This policy has no additional user input fields.

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  Allow a Windows app to share application data between users

  At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
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  Allow all trusted apps to install

  At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
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  Allow deployment operations in special profiles

  At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
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  Allowed package family names for non-admin user install

  At least Windows 11 Version 22H2
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  Archive infrequently used apps

  At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
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  Disable installing Windows apps on non-system volumes

  At least Windows 8.1 Update 2
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  Not allow per-user unsigned packages to install by default (requires explicitly allow per install)

  Windows 10 22H2