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Windows developer mode

A Windows 10 installation can be changed into developer mode. Developer mode replaces the Windows 8.1 requirement for a developer license.
Features of developer mode:
Apparently, developer mode was (but is not anymore) required to to enable Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Enabling developer mode in the console

As per this stackoverflow answer, developer mode can be enabled in cmd.exe with 
C:\> reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModelUnlock /t REG_DWORD /f /v AllowDevelopmentWithoutDevLicense /d 1
C:\> DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

Opening the for developer settings in the console

In a cmd.exe console, the developer settings can be opened with 
C:\> start ms-settings:developer
In PowerShell, this dialog can be opened with 
PS C:\> show-windowsDeveloperLicenseRegistration

See also

VMCreate.exe allows to quickly install a Windows 11 dev environment which comes with enabled developer mode.
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