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Windows Package Manager aka Winget installs packages faster
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Today, during Microsoft Build 2020, we got the first preview for the newWindows Package Manager.
TheWindows Package Manageris atooldesigned to help you quickly and easily search, show, andinstallpackages. How easy? Using one command,wingetinstallyou caninstallyour favoritetool.
How does Windows Package Manager works?
It all works throughGitHub. The developers list their applications in aGitHubrepository and the package manager gets them andinstallsthem right away.
It’s as simple as that.
So, while for the preview version, you cansearch, show, andinstallpackages, they are planning to update the Windows Package Manager with uninstall, list, and update.
Where do I download the Windows Package Manager from?
You can download and annuallyinstallthe preview for the Windows Package Manager from theGitHub releases.
However, you can also get it through automatic updates from the Microsoft Store that contain theclient, but for that, you will have toinstallaWindows 10 Insiderbuild and join the Preview flight ring bysigning upin the insider program.
Winget commands
If youinstallthe Windows Package Manager these are thewingetcommandsand options for the preview:
[wl_navigator]
More about the topics:Microsoft Build 2020
Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft.
His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft
