microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

Option to provision msstore apps

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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

It would be great to include a --provision feature for msstore apps, so that they can easily be provisioned from winget... rather than having to use external sources to download the package and dependencies and do that all manually.

Proposed technical implementation details

Run winget install [msstore app] --provision

(prompts for admin if not already elevated)

Result = provisioned on the system so that all users will have the application.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how the CLI handles winget install for Microsoft Store apps and where elevation is requested. Define the provisioning behavior for --provision, including all-user installation and package dependencies, then add coverage for the command and verify the resulting app is provisioned for all users.

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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
30/100

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