Allow Installation of Apps from Unknown Sources in Windows 8

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   The first thing that we need to do is open the "Registry Editor"

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   Right-click on the lower-left corner of the screen and click "Run".

   

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   Once in "Run", we need to type in "regedit" (which is for the registry editor) and hit "Enter" on the keyboard

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   When it opens, we need to double click "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" to expand it

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   Then double click "SOFTWARE" to expand it

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   Then, double click "Policies"

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   Double click "Microsoft"

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   Double click "Windows"

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   Here, we need to create a new key.

   

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   To do this, we need to right-click the "Windows" folder, hover over "New", then click "Key"

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   Name the key "Appx" and hit "Enter"

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    Right-click on "Appx", hover over "New" and click "String Value"

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    The name of the string value should be "allowalltrustedapps" and hit "Enter"

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    Double-click the string value that we just created

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    Set the "Value data" to "1" and click "OK"

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    Once this is done, we should restart the computer.

    

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    This concludes the tutorial on how to allow installation of apps from unknown sources on a Windows 8 computer

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When I'm writing regedit and clicking enter then the other dialog box is not opening?

In step 2 there is a dialog box opening but when I am typing regedit and clicking enter it is coming and going. As you are clicking enter by typing regedit a box appears and you are first clicking at the key or something but when I'm typing regedit and then clicking enter the other box is not opening

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