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title: Developer Mode features and debugging
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description: Learn about Developer Mode features and installation errors in Windows.
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keywords: Get started Developer license Visual Studio, developer license enable device
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ms.date: 10/12/2022
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ms.date: 02/19/2024
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ms.topic: article
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ms.localizationpriority: medium
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If you encounter problems enabling Developer Mode or Device Portal, see the [Known Issues forum](https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=Win10SDKToolsIssues&sort=relevancedesc&brandIgnore=True&searchTerm=%22device+portal%22) to find workarounds for these issues, or visit [Failure to install the Developer Mode package](#failure-to-install-developer-mode-package) to learn which WSUS KBs to allow in order to unblock the Developer Mode package.
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### Sideload apps
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> As of the latest Windows 10 update, this setting won't be visible (as sideloading is enabled by default). If you're on a previous version of Windows 10, your default settings will only permit you to run apps from the Microsoft Store and you'll need to enable Sideloading to install apps from sources other than Microsoft.
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The Sideload apps setting is typically used by companies or schools that need to install custom apps on managed devices without going through the Microsoft Store (or anyone else who needs to run apps from sources other than Microsoft). In this case, it's common for an organization to enforce a policy that disables the UWP apps setting. The organization also provides the required certificate and install location to sideload apps. For more info, see the Microsoft Learn articles [Sideload Windows apps](/mem/intune/apps/app-sideload-windows) and [Microsoft Intune fundamentals](/mem/intune/fundamentals/).
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Device family specific info:
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-**On the desktop device family**: You can install an app package (`.appx`) and any certificate(s) needed to run the app by running the Windows PowerShell script that's created with the package (`Add-AppDevPackage.ps1`). For more info, see [Package a desktop or UWP app in Visual Studio](/windows/msix/package/packaging-uwp-apps).
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-**On the mobile device family**: If the required certificate is already installed, you can tap the file to install any `.appx` sent to you by email (or on an SD card).
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Sideload apps is a more secure option than Developer Mode because you can't install apps on the device without a trusted certificate.
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> [!NOTE]
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> If you sideload apps, you should still only install apps from trusted sources. When you install a sideloaded app that hasn't been certified by the Microsoft Store, you're agreeing that you've obtained all the rights necessary to sideload the app, and you're solely responsible for any harm that may result from installing and running the app. See the **Windows → Microsoft Store** section of this [privacy statement](https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/privacystatement).
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### SSH
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SSH services are enabled when you enable Device Discovery on your device. This is used when your device is a remote deployment target for MSIX packaged applications. The names of the services are *SSH Server Broker* and *SSH Server Proxy*.
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### Optimizations for Windows Explorer, Remote Desktop, and PowerShell (desktop only)
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On the desktop device family, the **For developers** settings page has shortcuts to settings you can use to optimize your PC for development tasks. For each setting, you can select the checkbox and click **Apply** (or click the **Show settings** link to open the settings page for that option).
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On the desktop device family, the **For developers** settings page has shortcuts to settings you can use to optimize your PC for development tasks. The sliders let you enable or disable settings easily from this single location.
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After you unregister your license, you'll need to enable your device for development (as described in [this topic](./enable-your-device-for-development.md)) so that you can continue to develop on this device. If you don't, you may get an error when you debug your app (or if you try to create a package for it). Here's an example of this error:
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> Error : DEP0700 : Registration of the app failed.
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> Error : DEP0700 : Registration of the app failed.
If you're using your computer for ordinary day-to-day activities (such as gaming, web browsing, email, or Office apps), you *don't* need to activate Developer Mode, and in fact, you shouldn't activate it. The rest of the information on this page won't matter to you, and you can safely get back to whatever you were doing. Thanks for stopping by!
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However, if you're writing software with Visual Studio on a computer for the first time, you *will* need to enable Developer Mode on both the development PC and on any devices you'll use to test your code. Opening a UWP project when Developer Mode *isn't* enabled will either open the **For developers** settings page, or cause the following dialog to appear in Visual Studio:
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However, if you're writing software with Visual Studio on a computer for the first time, you *will* need to enable Developer Mode on both the development PC and on any devices you'll use to test your code. Opening a Windows project when Developer Mode *isn't* enabled will either open the **For developers** settings page, or cause the following dialog to appear in Visual Studio:
If you see this dialog, select **settings for developers** to open the **For developers** settings page.
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> [!NOTE]
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> You can go to the **For developers** settings page at any time to *enable* or *disable* Developer Mode. Simply enter *for developers* into the Cortana search box in the taskbar.
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> You can go to the **For developers** settings page at any time to *enable* or *disable* Developer Mode. Simply enter *for developers* into the search box in the taskbar.
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## Activate Developer Mode
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To enable Developer Mode, or access other settings:
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1.From the **For developers** settings dialog, choose the level of access that you need.
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1.Toggle the Developer Mode setting, at the top of the **For developers** page
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2. Read the disclaimer for the setting you choose. Click **Yes** to accept the change.
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