diff --git a/doc/ReleaseNotes.md b/doc/ReleaseNotes.md
index cf22c48572..ed6ed2c0b8 100644
--- a/doc/ReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/doc/ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ The PowerShell module now automatically uses `GH_TOKEN` or `GITHUB_TOKEN` enviro
 
 ## Bug Fixes
 
-<!-- Nothing yet! -->
+* DSC export now correctly exports WinGet Admin Settings
diff --git a/src/AppInstallerCLITests/AdminSettings.cpp b/src/AppInstallerCLITests/AdminSettings.cpp
index a7fa9d2a15..8f91ec2c93 100644
--- a/src/AppInstallerCLITests/AdminSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/AppInstallerCLITests/AdminSettings.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "TestCommon.h"
 #include "TestSettings.h"
 #include <winget/AdminSettings.h>
+#include <AppInstallerRuntime.h>
+#include <fstream>
 
 using namespace AppInstaller::Settings;
 using namespace TestCommon;
@@ -81,4 +83,39 @@ TEST_CASE("AdminSetting_AllSettingsAreImplemented", "[adminSettings]")
         REQUIRE(DisableAdminSetting(adminSetting));
         REQUIRE_FALSE(IsAdminSettingEnabled(adminSetting));
     }
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("AdminSetting_CorruptedVerificationFile", "[adminSettings]")
+{
+    GroupPolicyTestOverride policies;
+    policies.SetState(TogglePolicy::Policy::LocalManifestFiles, PolicyState::NotConfigured);
+
+    // Clean up any existing admin settings
+    ResetAllAdminSettings();
+
+    // Enable the setting to create both the data and verification files
+    REQUIRE(EnableAdminSetting(BoolAdminSetting::LocalManifestFiles));
+    REQUIRE(IsAdminSettingEnabled(BoolAdminSetting::LocalManifestFiles));
+
+    // Get the paths to the settings files
+    std::filesystem::path settingsPath = GetPathTo(Stream::AdminSettings);
+    std::filesystem::path secureSettingsDir = AppInstaller::Runtime::GetPathTo(AppInstaller::Runtime::PathName::SecureSettingsForRead);
+    std::filesystem::path verificationFilePath = secureSettingsDir / "admin_settings";
+
+    // Verify both files exist
+    REQUIRE(std::filesystem::exists(settingsPath));
+    REQUIRE(std::filesystem::exists(verificationFilePath));
+
+    // Corrupt the verification file by writing invalid content to it
+    {
+        std::ofstream corruptFile(verificationFilePath);
+        corruptFile << "corrupted data that is not valid YAML or a valid hash";
+    }
+
+    // Now when we try to read the setting, it should fall back to the default value (false)
+    // instead of throwing an exception
+    REQUIRE_FALSE(IsAdminSettingEnabled(BoolAdminSetting::LocalManifestFiles));
+
+    // Clean up
+    ResetAllAdminSettings();
 }
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diff --git a/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/AdminSettings.cpp b/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/AdminSettings.cpp
index 6d2d8634c1..619d88c0e7 100644
--- a/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/AdminSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/AdminSettings.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,22 @@ namespace AppInstaller::Settings
 
         void AdminSettingsInternal::LoadAdminSettings()
         {
-            auto stream = m_settingStream.Get();
+            std::unique_ptr<std::istream> stream;
+            try
+            {
+                stream = m_settingStream.Get();
+            }
+            catch (const std::exception& e)
+            {
+                AICLI_LOG(Core, Error, << "Failed to read admin settings: " << e.what() << ". Falling back to default values.");
+                return;
+            }
+            catch (...)
+            {
+                AICLI_LOG(Core, Error, << "Failed to read admin settings due to unknown exception. Falling back to default values.");
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (!stream)
             {
                 AICLI_LOG(Core, Verbose, << "Admin settings was not found");
@@ -223,6 +238,8 @@ namespace AppInstaller::Settings
             {
                 m_settingValues.DefaultProxy.emplace(std::move(defaultProxy));
             }
+
+            AICLI_LOG(Core, Verbose, << "Admin settings loaded successfully");
         }
 
         bool AdminSettingsInternal::SaveAdminSettings()
diff --git a/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/Settings.cpp b/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/Settings.cpp
index 5bd770cc8e..b7694a7920 100644
--- a/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/Settings.cpp
+++ b/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/Settings.cpp
@@ -293,14 +293,19 @@ namespace AppInstaller::Settings
                 return result;
             }
 
-            void SetVerificationData(VerificationData data)
+            bool SetVerificationData(VerificationData data)
             {
                 YAML::Emitter out;
                 out << YAML::BeginMap;
                 out << YAML::Key << NodeName_Sha256 << YAML::Value << SHA256::ConvertToString(data.Hash);
                 out << YAML::EndMap;
 
-                m_secure.Set(out.str());
+                bool result = m_secure.Set(out.str());
+                if (!result)
+                {
+                    AICLI_LOG(Core, Warning, << "Failed to write verification data for '" << m_name << "'");
+                }
+                return result;
             }
 
         public:
@@ -338,7 +343,15 @@ namespace AppInstaller::Settings
                     VerificationData verData;
                     verData.Hash = m_hash.value();
 
-                    SetVerificationData(verData);
+                    if (!SetVerificationData(verData))
+                    {
+                        AICLI_LOG(Core, Error, << "Failed to write verification data for '" << m_name << "'. Reverting setting write to maintain consistency.");
+                        AICLI_LOG(Core, Warning, << "This failure may be caused by insufficient permissions or disk space issues");
+                        // Verification data write failed, so we need to revert the main write
+                        // to maintain consistency
+                        Remove();
+                        return false;
+                    }
                 }
 
                 return exchangeResult;