microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

Run winget upgrade at user logon and prompt user for action to run winget upgrade -all or not

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Description

  • Run winget upgrade at user logon
  • Display only winget found new packages to upgrade
  • Ask user yes/no to run winget upgrade -all with administration privileges.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by identifying how WinGet performs upgrade discovery, how the CLI handles elevation, and where user-logon behavior could be integrated. Done means checking for available upgrades at logon, showing only when packages are found, and conditionally running the requested all-package upgrade.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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