microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Better support for system context
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
When customers are using WinGet via the system context, several challenges arise.
One of the challenges is installing, updating WinGet in the system context. The other class of problems is related to installers that require a logged in user (MSIX packages), or packages installed in user context (HKCU registry keys).
Proposed technical implementation details
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Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the WinGet CLI and its system-context behavior, including installation and update flows and the listed MSIX and HKCU scenarios. The issue provides no files, tests, or proposed implementation; done would require an agreed design and verified support for those system-context cases.
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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
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100