diff --git a/.configurations/configuration.dsc.yaml b/.configurations/configuration.dsc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb1da01f4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.configurations/configuration.dsc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/configuration-dsc-schema/0.2
+# Reference: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli-restsource#building-the-client
+properties:
+  resources:
+    - resource: Microsoft.Windows.Developer/DeveloperMode
+      directives:
+        description: Enable Developer Mode
+        allowPrerelease: true
+      settings:
+        Ensure: Present
+    - resource: Microsoft.WinGet.DSC/WinGetPackage
+      id: vsPackage
+      directives:
+        description: Install Visual Studio 2022 (any edition is OK)
+        allowPrerelease: true
+      settings:
+        id: Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.Community
+        source: winget
+    - resource: Microsoft.VisualStudio.DSC/VSComponents
+      dependsOn:
+        - vsPackage
+      directives:
+        description: Install required VS workloads from project .vsconfig file
+        allowPrerelease: true
+      settings:
+        productId: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Community
+        channelId: VisualStudio.17.Release
+        vsConfigFile: '${WinGetConfigRoot}\..\.vsconfig'
+  configurationVersion: 0.2.0
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diff --git a/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt b/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
index 0a7d79857c..c6f6ba6fd9 100644
--- a/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
+++ b/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ debian
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+devhome
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 86331bc7d6..07fba52ca7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ The client is built around the concept of sources; a set of packages effectively
 
 ## Building the client
 
+1. Clone the repository
+2. Configure your system, please use the [configuration file](.configurations/configuration.dsc.yaml). This can be applied by either:
+   * [Dev Home](https://github.com/microsoft/devhome)'s machine configuration tool
+   * WinGet configuration. If you have the experimental feature enabled, run `winget configure .configurations/configuration.dsc.yaml` from the project root so relative paths resolve correctly
+
 ### Prerequisites
 
 * Windows 10 1809 (17763) or later