[Feature request] IoT Plug and Play components doesn't appear in left nav menu for the device when it is an IoT Edge device

[micahl]

Describe the bug
IoT Explorer doesn't show IoT Plug and Play components associated with the device identity of an IoT Edge device.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. I've registered both an IoT and IoT Edge device with my IoT Hub

2. I programmatically set the same model ID for both on their respective device twins

3. I open IoT Explorer and click on the IoT device. It shows the IoT Plug and Play components menu item in the left nav as shown below
   

4. When I do the same for the IoT Edge device the IoT Plug and Play components option is missing.

Expected behavior
Whether it's an IoT Edge device or not, IoT Explorer should behave the same when the model ID is given in the device twin.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Windows
• OS Version: 20H2 (OS Build 19042.1237)
• App version: 0.14.5.0

[micahl]

@rido-min fyi

[YingXue]

Hi @micahl
We are aware of the lack of this feature, and it is in our longer plan, because enable PnP on Edge device has many more implications, so we cannot simply unhide the menu item.
I saw you've opened a pr regarding to it, and we will not be able to merge it in. Please keep it to yourself if you need to use this feature.
Thank you for opening the pr though.

[rido-min]

has many more implications

@YingXue can you elaborate?
@micahl have you find any issues while testing your PR?

[micahl]

have you find any issues wile testing your PR?

@rido-min no, there were no issues.
@YingXue I'd also like to understand what additional implications may exist so that we can address them.