winget Command Examples

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

• Install a package:

winget install {{package}}

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

winget 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 --all

• List all packages installed that can be managed with winget:

winget list --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}}