microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

Create a GitHub Action for the GitHub Runner images

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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

I'd like WinGet to be supported in the GitHub Runner images.
https://github.com/actions/runner-images/tree/main/images/win/scripts/Installers

This depends on support for Windows Server:

Related to:

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the Windows Server dependency in microsoft/winget-cli#702, then inspect the referenced actions/runner-images path: images/win/scripts/Installers. Check actions/runner-images#8584 for related requirements. Done means WinGet is supported in the GitHub Runner images, but the issue provides no proposed implementation or acceptance tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions
Domain
ci-cd, cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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