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
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- EnableAllowedSourcesREG_DWORD
- (list values)REG_SZ