microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Add settings values to `winget --info`
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
The behavior of WinGet can be modified by Group Policy, Administrative Settings, and User Settings (settings.json). Sometimes troubleshooting issues is tricky without knowing which settings have been applied.
WinGet info displays "Group Policy" so the user can be aware of those settings configured by an administrator.
It would also be helpful to see "Administrator Settings" and "User Settings" all in one place.
Note: as experimental settings change from version to version, they may no longer apply to the client. Ideally, the display via winget --info would only render settings the client understands how to honor.
Proposed technical implementation details
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the implementation of the winget --info command and inspect how its existing Group Policy values are collected and displayed. Determine how Administrator Settings and User Settings are represented, then verify that the output includes only settings the client understands and honors.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100