Policy
Enable App Installer Microsoft Store Source Certificate Validation Bypass
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016
This policy controls whether the Windows Package Manager will validate the Microsoft Store certificate hash matches to a known Microsoft Store certificate when initiating a connection to the Microsoft Store Source. If you enable this policy, the Windows Package Manager will bypass the Microsoft Store certificate validation. If you disable this policy, the Windows Package Manager will validate the Microsoft Store certificate used is valid and belongs to the Microsoft Store before communicating with the Microsoft Store source. If you do not configure this policy, the Windows Package Manager administrator settings will be adhered to.
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 EnableBypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.