How to enable Developer mode on Microsoft Surface with Enterprise edition?

1. Right click Start > Run type in gpedit.msc to open the Local Group Policy Editor.

2. In the left pane, browse to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update

3. In the right pane, double-click the Specify intranet Microsoft update service location.

4. A new window will open for this setting. Click the Disabled check box, then click OK.

5. Browse to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > App Package Deployment

6. Enable these two settings:

   • Allow all trusted apps to install
   • Allows development of Windows Store apps and installing them from an integrated development environment (IDE)
7. Run CMD in Administrator mode enter gpupdate /force

8. Run PowerShell in the Administrator mode and enter

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

Reference: Install The Windows Subsystem For Linux