diff --git a/.config/configuration.winget b/.config/configuration.winget
index 417c69bc..092cdced 100644
--- a/.config/configuration.winget
+++ b/.config/configuration.winget
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@ properties:
       directives:
         description: Enable Developer Mode
         allowPrerelease: true
+        # Requires elevation for the set operation
+        securityContext: elevated
       settings:
         Ensure: Present
     - resource: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
       id: vsPackage
       directives:
         description: Install Visual Studio 2022 (any edition is OK)
-        allowPrerelease: true
+        # Requires elevation for the set operation
+        securityContext: elevated
       settings:
         id: Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.Community
         source: winget
@@ -22,6 +25,8 @@ properties:
       directives:
         description: Install required VS workloads
         allowPrerelease: true
+        # Requires elevation for the get and set operations
+        securityContext: elevated
       settings:
         productId: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Community
         channelId: VisualStudio.17.Release