Enable App Installer Allowed Sources

Policy ID
EnableAllowedSources
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 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.

Options

  • Allowed Sources:

Registry

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