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OPTION THREE

Enable or Disable Developer Mode in Local Group Policy


Editor

The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 11


Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can use Option Four to configure this same policy using a REG file
instead.

1 Open the Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).

2 Navigate to the policy location below in the left pane of Local Group Policy
Editor. (see screenshot below)

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows


Components\App Package Deployment

3 In the right pane of App Package Deployment in Local Group Policy Editor,
double click/tap on the Allow development of Windows Store apps and
installing them from an integrated development environment (IDE) policy
to edit it. (see screenshot above)
4 Do step 5 (default), step 6 (always enable), or step 7 (always disable) below
for what you want.

5 Default - Allow Turn On or Off Developer Mode

This is the default setting to allow administrators to turn on or off Developer


Mode using Option One and Option Two.

A) Select (dot) Not Configured, click/tap on OK, and go to step 8 below. (see


screenshot below)
6 Always Enable Developer Mode

This will turn on and disable (gray out) the Developer Mode setting


from Option One, and prevents Option Two from working.

A) Select (dot) Enabled, select Force Allow in the Default for all apps drop


menu, click/tap on OK, and go to step 8 below. (see screenshot below)
7 Always Disable Developer Mode

This will turn off and disable (gray out) the Developer Mode setting
from Option One, and prevents Option Two from working.

A) Select (dot) Enabled, select Force Deny in the Default for all apps drop


menu, click/tap on OK, and go to step 8 below. (see screenshot below)
8 When finished, you can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.

OPTION FOUR

Enable or Disable Developer Mode using REG file


This option changes the same setting in Option Three.

1 Do step 2 (default), step 3 (always enable), or step 4 (always disable) below


for what you want.

2 Default - Allow Turn On or Off Developer Mode

This is the default setting to allow administrators to turn on or off Developer


Mode using Option One and Option Two.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below,
and go to step 5 below.

Default_user_choice_Developer_Mode.reg

 Download

(Contents of REG file for reference)


Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Appx]
"AllowDevelopmentWithoutDevLicense"=-

3 Always Enable Developer Mode

This will turn on and disable (gray out) the Developer Mode setting


from Option One, and prevents Option Two from working.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and
go to step 5 below.

Force_Developer_Mode_always_on.reg

 Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Appx]
"AllowDevelopmentWithoutDevLicense"=dword:00000001

4 Always Disable Developer Mode

This will turn off and disable (gray out) the Developer Mode setting
from Option One, and prevents Option Two from working.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and
go to step 5 below.

Force_Developer_Mode_always_off.reg

 Download

(Contents of REG file for reference)


Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Appx]
"AllowDevelopmentWithoutDevLicense"=dword:00000000

5 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the


merge.

8 If you like, you can now delete the downloaded .reg file.

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