GetDeveloperDriveEnablementState function (sysinfoapi.h)
Gets a value indicating whether the developer drive is enabled.
Syntax
DEVELOPER_DRIVE_ENABLEMENT_STATE GetDeveloperDriveEnablementState();
Return value
Returns a DEVELOPER_DRIVE_ENABLEMENT_STATE value indicating the developer drive enablement state.
Remarks
GetDeveloperDriveEnablementState returns information indicating whether the developer drive feature is enabled. If the developer drive feature is disabled, the DEVELOPER_DRIVE_ENABLEMENT_STATE returned indicates whether developer drive is disabled via group policy or via local policy.
If GetDeveloperDriveEnablementState fails, it returns DeveloperDriveEnablementStateError and sets the last error.
Examples
The following example shows how to use GetDeveloperDriveEnablementState to determine whether the developer drive is enabled.
#include <Windows.h>
void PrintDevDriveEnabledStatus()
{
DEVELOPER_DRIVE_ENABLEMENT_STATE state = GetDeveloperDriveEnablementState();
switch (state) {
case DeveloperDriveEnabled:
printf("Developer drive is enabled.\n");
break;
case DeveloperDriveDisabledByGroupPolicy:
printf("Developer drive is disabled by Group Policy.\n");
break;
case DeveloperDriveEnablementStateError:
printf("Error querying developer drive info: %d\n", GetLastError());
break;
case DeveloperDriveDisabledBySystemPolicy:
default:
printf("Developer drive is disabled.");
break;
}
}
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows 11 23H2 [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | sysinfoapi.h (include Windows.h) |
| DLL | api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-6.dll |