Windows 10: Can't Enable/Disable Developer Mode in Windows 10

I tried Enabling Developer Mode in Windows 10 . When I switched from default "microsoft store app" option to developer mode, it asked me for confirmation to which i selected yes. After which It started searching for package module for developer mode. But the module never began downloading. It hung up and still not downloading. I tried cancelling but it's not working.I tried to switch back to default state but still wouldn't work.

How Do I either enable or disable this mode correctly?



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How to enable developer mode in Windows 10

Hi Roshan,

Thank you for posting in Community.

We are glad to provide the assistance required to help resolve the issue.

For now, I suggest that you perform the steps below to enable Developer Mode via Group Policy and check.

1. Open Group Policy Editor and navigate to the following setting:

Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > App Package Deployment

2. You will need to edit and Enable the following two policies

• Allow all trusted apps to install
• Allows development of Windows Store apps and installing them from an integrated development environment (IDE

Hope this helps

 

Can't Enable Developer Mode.

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you are facing issues in enabling Developer mode. I’ll certainly help you with the issue.



However, please let us know:

• Are you using Windows 10 Home or Pro?
  

As you have mentioned that you are using Windows 10 Home, I would like to inform that Group Policy editor is not available in Home edition of Windows.



However, let me share an article that might help you in enabling Developer mode using Registry Editor. I would suggest you to refer the section
Use group policies or registry keys to enable a device from the article

Enable your device for development.



Note: Important this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow
these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.



Follow the steps to take
backup of registry.



Let us know how it goes.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

What is developer mode

Hi,

I suggest you to start the computer in Safe mode from the Windows Recovery Environment.

Please refer the below link to start the computer in Safe mode and check if it fixes the issue:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-8/windows-startup-settings-safe-mode

Note: The steps for Windows 8.1 applies to Windows 10 Insider Preview.

Once you have entered into the Safe mode then, open Command Prompt and enable Built in Administrator.

Follow the below steps to enable Built in Administrator:

• Open Command Prompt from Windows Recovery Environment.
• Copy and paste the below command and press Enter.

net user administrator /active:yes

3. Close the Command Prompt.

4. Try to login though Built in Administrator and change the earlier password or you can create new user account.

Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.