Policy
Enable App Installer Allowed Sources
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
This policy controls additional sources allowed by the enterprise IT administrator. If you do not configure this policy, users will be able to add or remove additional sources other than those configured by policy. If you enable this policy, only the sources specified can be added or removed from the Windows Package Manager. The representation for each allowed 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 EnableAllowedSources | 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 | Allowed Sources: ID AllowedSources | list | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppInstaller\AllowedSources Value name EnableAllowedSources Type REG_MULTI_SZ | List: standard |