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WinGet Windows package manager

Version 1.29.380 · source

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Start here

winget search <text>
Find a package and its ID
winget show <id>
Read details first
winget install --id <id> -e
Install one exact package
winget list
See what is installed
winget upgrade
See what can be upgraded
winget upgrade --all
Upgrade everything
winget uninstall <id>
Remove a package
winget export -o <file>
Save your app list

Concepts

  1. Source winget, msstore
  2. Manifest ID, versions, installers
  3. Installer msi, exe, msix, zip
  4. Installed app Apps & features

Find packages

winget search <text>
Search all sources
winget search --id <text>
Match the package ID only
winget search --cmd <command>
Find the package providing a command
winget search <text> -s msstore
Search only the Microsoft Store
winget show <id>
Details, homepage, installer URL
winget show <id> --versions
List available versions

Install

winget install <query>
Install the single matching package
Several matches print a list; refine the query.
winget install --id <id> -e
Install by exact ID
winget install <id1> <id2> <id3>
Install several packages in one go
winget install <id> -v <version>
Install a specific version
winget install <id> -s winget
Pick the source when IDs clash
winget install <id> --scope user
Install for current user only
Values: user or machine. Not every installer honours it.
winget install <id> -h
Silent install, no installer UI
winget install <id> -i
Show the installer's own wizard
winget install <id> --override "<args>"
Replace installer arguments
winget install <storeid> -s msstore
Install a Store app by its ID
winget download <id>
Download the installer only
Saved to your Downloads folder unless -d <dir> is given.

Installed and upgrades

winget list
List installed apps
winget list <query>
Filter installed apps
winget list --upgrade-available
Only apps with an update
winget upgrade
Show available upgrades
winget upgrade <id>
Upgrade one package
winget upgrade --all
Upgrade every package
winget upgrade --all --include-unknown
Also apps with unknown version
Some apps report no version; they are skipped without -u.
winget upgrade --all --include-pinned
Also apps with a non-blocking pin
winget upgrade --all -h
Upgrade everything silently
winget upgrade <id> --uninstall-previous
Remove the old version afterwards

Uninstall and repair

winget uninstall <query>
Uninstall a matching app
winget uninstall --id <id> -e
Uninstall by exact ID
winget uninstall <id> -s winget
Avoid the Store agreement prompt
winget repair <id>
Repair a broken install

Pins

winget pin add <id>
Skip in upgrade --all
winget pin add <id> --blocking
Block every upgrade
winget pin add <id> -v 1.2.*
Gate to a version range
Wildcard only as the last version part.
winget pin list
Show current pins
winget pin remove <id>
Remove a pin

Export, import, configure

winget export -o <file.json>
Write installed apps to JSON
winget export -o <file.json> --include-versions
Record exact versions too
winget import -i <file.json>
Install everything in the file
winget import -i <file.json> --ignore-unavailable
Skip packages that are not found
winget import -i <file.json> --no-upgrade
Leave installed apps alone
winget configure -f <file.winget>
Apply a configuration file
Review the file first: it can run any DSC resource.
winget configure test -f <file>
Check the system against it

Sources

winget source list
Show configured sources
winget source update
Refresh all source indexes
winget source add -n <name> -a <url>
Add a source (admin)
winget source reset --force
Restore the default sources

Settings and diagnostics

winget --version
Print the client version
winget --info
Version, paths, group policies
winget settings
Open settings.json in an editor
--verbose-logs
Any command: write a verbose log
--disable-interactivity
Any command: never prompt
--accept-source-agreements
Accept source terms without a prompt
--accept-package-agreements
Accept package licences without a prompt

Recipes

Unattended upgrade of everything
winget source updatewinget upgrade --all --silent `  --include-unknown `  --accept-package-agreements `  --accept-source-agreements
Move apps to a new PC
winget export -o apps.json# on the new machinewinget import -i apps.json `  --ignore-unavailable `  --accept-package-agreements
Script a dev box
winget install -h `  Git.Git `  Microsoft.PowerShell `  Microsoft.VisualStudioCode# scripts: --disable-interactivity
Hold one app back
winget pin add <id> --blockingwinget upgrade --all  # skips itwinget pin listwinget pin remove <id>