winget.exe allows to install applications and other packages from the command line. winget.exe relies on installers (.msi, .exe, .zip etc.) to install a package, hence, there is no command to query which files would be installed with a given package. winget [<command>] [<options>]
install | Installs the given package |
show | Shows information about a package |
source | Manage sources of packages |
search | Find and show basic info of packages |
list | Display installed packages |
upgrade | Shows and performs available upgrades |
uninstall | Uninstalls the given package |
hash | Helper to hash installer files |
validate | Validates a manifest file |
settings | Open settings (%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json) or set administrator settings |
features | Shows the status of experimental features |
export | Exports a list of the installed packages |
import | Installs all the packages in a file |
pin | Manage package pins |
configure | Configures the system into a desired state |
download | Downloads the installer from a given package |
--info | Display general info of the tool |
--wait | Prompts the user to press any key before exiting |
--logs, --open-logs | Open the default logs location |
--verbose, --verbose-logs | Enables verbose logging for winget |
--disable-interactivity | Disable interactive prompts |
-?, --help | Shows help about the selected command |
-v, --version | Display the version of the tool |
install --scope user).
PS: 4 C:/Users/Rene> winget search PowerShell Name Id Version Match Source -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PowerShell 9MZ1SNWT0N5D Unknown msstore PowerShell Preview 9P95ZZKTNRN4 Unknown msstore PowerShell to exe&msi Converter free XPDCHZH119SRT8 Unknown msstore PowerShell Microsoft.PowerShell 7.4.0.0 winget PowerSession Watfaq.PowerSession 0.1.10 Tag: powershell winget cloudpan189-go tickstep.cloudpan189-go 0.1.3 Tag: PowerShell winget aliyunpan tickstep.aliyunpan 0.2.7 Tag: PowerShell winget WingetUI SomePythonThings.WingetUIStore 2.2.0 Tag: powershell winget SAPIEN PowerShell Studio 2023 SAPIEN.PowerShellStudio 5.8.235.0 Tag: powershell winget Carapace rsteube.Carapace 0.29.0 Tag: powershell winget Windows Terminal Preview Microsoft.WindowsTerminal.Preview 1.19.3172.0 Tag: powershell winget Windows Terminal Microsoft.WindowsTerminal 1.18.3181.0 Tag: powershell winget PowerShell Preview Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview 7.4.0.101 Tag: powershell winget ConEmu Maximus5.ConEmu 11.230.7240 Tag: powershell winget EasyConnect lstratman.easyconnect 3.1.0.105 Tag: powershell winget Oh My Posh JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh 19.4.0 Tag: powershell winget Aliae JanDeDobbeleer.Aliae 0.17.1 Tag: powershell winget TfsCmdlets Igoravl.TfsCmdlets 2.6.0.2898 Tag: powershell winget electerm electerm.electerm 1.37.110 Tag: powershell winget wol DarkfullDante.wol 1.0.2 Tag: powershell winget AutomatedLab AutomatedLab.AutomatedLab 5.48.0 Tag: powershell winget Walk antonmedv.Walk 1.7.0 Tag: powershell winget PowerShell Universal Desktop IronmanSoftware.PowerShellUniversal.Desktop 4.0.12 winget PowerShell Universal IronmanSoftware.PowerShellUniversal 4.0.12 winget PS: 5 C:/Users/Rene> winget install --id Microsoft.PowerShell --source winget
PS: 53 C:\Users\rene> winget --info Windows Package Manager v1.6.10121 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26100.4351 System Architecture: X64 Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.21.10120.0 Winget Directories ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Logs %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir User Settings %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json Portable Links Directory (User) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links Portable Links Directory (Machine) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links Portable Package Root (User) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages Portable Package Root C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages Portable Package Root (x86) C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages Installer Downloads %USERPROFILE%\Downloads Links --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Privacy Statement https://aka.ms/winget-privacy License Agreement https://aka.ms/winget-license Third Party Notices https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice Homepage https://aka.ms/winget Windows Store Terms https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale Admin Setting State -------------------------------------------------- LocalManifestFiles Disabled BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled InstallerHashOverride Disabled LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Disabled