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Search filters for package elevation requirements

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Description

Description of the new feature/enhancement

I would like a setting to specify I want packages that run in "user" mode. My account doesn't have administrator rights on the machine. I don't want to have them show up in search results by default if I have enabled that setting.

"searchFilters": {
  "elevationRequirement": {
    "elevationRequired": "exclude"
    "elevationProhibited": "include"
    "elevatesSelf": "exclude"
  }
}

The default behavior is to include.


I would also like the ability to filter search results by packages that require or prohibit administrator mode. That way I can still search across all packages to be informed of what is available that I may not be able to install as a user or an administrator.

winget search <query> --elevationRequired - includes "elevatesSelf"
winget search <query> --elevationProhibited

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. Start by locating the search filter configuration and the winget search option handling, then determine how elevation metadata is represented; done means configuration and command-line filters produce the requested inclusion and exclusion behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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