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winget — Windows Package Manager. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/package-manager/wing

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Problem

How to use the winget command: Windows Package Manager. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/package-manager/winget>.

Solution

winget — Windows Package Manager. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/package-manager/winget>.

Install a package (use --source when package is available from multiple sources):

winget {{[add|install]}} {{package}}

Remove a package (Note: remove can also be used instead of uninstall):

winget {{[rm|uninstall]}} {{package}}

Display information about a package:

winget show {{package}}

Search for a package:

winget search {{package}}

Upgrade all packages to the latest versions:

winget upgrade {{[-r|--all]}}

List all packages installed that can be managed with winget:

winget {{[ls|list]}} {{[-s|--source]}} winget

Import packages from a file, or export installed packages to a file:

winget {{import|export}} {{--import-file|--output}} {{path\to\file}}

Validate manifests before submitting a PR to the winget-pkgs repository:

winget validate {{path\to\manifest}}

Code Snippets

Install a package (use `--source` when package is available from multiple sources)

winget {{[add|install]}} {{package}}

Remove a package (Note: `remove` can also be used instead of `uninstall`)

winget {{[rm|uninstall]}} {{package}}

Display information about a package

winget show {{package}}

Search for a package

winget search {{package}}

Upgrade all packages to the latest versions

winget upgrade {{[-r|--all]}}

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