Enable App Installer ms-appinstaller protocol
- Policy ID
- EnableMSAppInstallerProtocol
- 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 whether users can install packages from a website that is using the ms-appinstaller protocol.
If you enable this setting, users will be able to install packages from websites that use this protocol.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, users will not be able to install packages from websites that use this protocol.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- EnableMSAppInstallerProtocolREG_DWORD