Disable installing Windows apps on non-system volumes

Supported OS tags: Windows8, Windows81

This policy setting allows you to manage installing Windows apps on additional volumes such as secondary partitions, USB drives, or SD cards. If you enable this setting, you can't move or install Windows apps on volumes that are not the system volume. If you disable or do not configure this setting, you can move or install Windows apps on other volumes.

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

  At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
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  Archive infrequently used apps

  At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
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  Not allow per-user unsigned packages to install by default (requires explicitly allow per install)

  Windows 10 22H2
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  Not allow sideloaded apps to auto-update in the background

  At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 2106
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  Not allow sideloaded apps to auto-update in the background on a metered network

  At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 2106
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  Prevent non-admin users from installing packaged Windows apps

  At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10
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  Prevent users' app data from being stored on non-system volumes

  At least Windows 8.1 Update 2
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  Remove Default Microsoft Store packages from the system.

  At least Windows 11 Version 25H2 Enterprise or Windows 11 Version 25H2 Education