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Enable App Installer Additional Sources

Policy ID
EnableAdditionalSources
Scope
Computer Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1809
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Windows Components › Desktop App Installer

Description

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.

Options

  • Additional Sources:

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppInstallerView registry values
  • EnableAdditionalSourcesREG_DWORD
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppInstaller\AdditionalSourcesView registry values
  • (list values)REG_SZ

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