Policy
Allow Microsoft accounts to be optional
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows81, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016
This policy setting lets you control whether Microsoft accounts are optional for packaged Microsoft Store apps that require an account to sign in. This policy only affects packaged Microsoft Store apps that support it. If you enable this policy setting, packaged Microsoft Store apps that typically require a Microsoft account to sign in will allow users to sign in with an enterprise account instead. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users will need to sign in with a Microsoft account.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\MSAOptional | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
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This policy has no additional user input fields.
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