# Control the extension feed used by Windows Admin Center

> How should Windows Admin Center extensions be distributed to connected and isolated gateways?

- Canonical URL: https://update.dsesecurity.com/updates/dse-20260908-193-control-the-extension-feed-used-by-windows-admin-center/
- Publisher: Detection Systems & Engineering (DSE Security)
- Author: DSE Security Editorial Team
- Published: 2026-09-08T18:13:58+00:00
- Modified: 2026-09-08T18:26:32+00:00
- Last reviewed by DSE: 2026-09-08
- Resource type: Guide
- DSE priority: Information
- Topics: Business Continuity, IT
- Reading time: 2 minutes

## What you need to know

How should Windows Admin Center extensions be distributed to connected and isolated gateways?

## Potentially affected

Administrators installing or updating Windows Admin Center extensions.

## DSE recommendation

Maintain an approved package list with version, publisher, purpose, and operational owner.

## Article

## Source facts

Windows Admin Center tools and connection types are extensions that can be installed, removed, and updated individually. The platform can use multiple NuGet V2 feeds or file shares, while its default feed contains packages from Microsoft and other developers. For a computer without feed access, Microsoft documents downloading extension packages and supplying them through a local drive or file share. [Microsoft Learn](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/manage/windows-admin-center/configure/using-extensions).

## Applicability

Identify the gateway, its internet or proxy access, the required extension, and the package publisher. Review the configured feeds before assuming every available package is supplied by Microsoft. Keep extension lifecycle decisions separate from upgrading the gateway installation.

## DSE recommendation

Maintain an approved package list with version, publisher, purpose, and operational owner. Choose a controlled feed or distribution share appropriate to the gateway connectivity. Have a reviewer verify the package source before promotion to an isolated environment. Record the installed version and an agreed way to remove or replace the extension if it fails the pilot.

## Verification

Install the selected extension on a representative gateway and open the intended tool against a test connection. Compare the installed version with the approved package and verify that the gateway can retrieve updates through the intended feed. Record unexpected publishers, duplicate sources, or unavailable dependencies before wider distribution.

## Official references

[Microsoft Learn: Install and Manage Extensions](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/manage/windows-admin-center/configure/using-extensions). Source reviewed September 8, 2026.

## Primary reference

- Name: Install and Manage Extensions
- Authority: Microsoft Learn
- URL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/manage/windows-admin-center/configure/using-extensions
- Source publication date: Not stated by the source

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