Policy
Enable App Installer Additional Sources
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
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.
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 |
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 |