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WinGet is the Windows Package Manager. This project includes a CLI (Command Line Interface), PowerShell modules, and a COM (Component Object Model) API (Application Programming Interface).

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Forks: 1.8k
Open beginner issues: 6
Indexed issues: 1.3k
Avg merge: 1d 11h
Merged PRs (30d): 15

Dominant language: C++
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Sep 14, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Beginner labels: help wanted

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1,264 open issues indexed

Support using external cli downloaders Open

Issue-Feature

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microsoft/winget-cli#3698 · 3 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Sep 28, 2023
Incorrect package name matching Open

Area-Matching Command-Install Dependencies Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3696 · 8 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Sep 27, 2023
Updating OpenJS.NodeJS tries to install x64 version on ARM64 system Open

Area-Architecture Command-Upgrade Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3695 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 27, 2023
WinGet Settings export and import user settings Open

Issue-Feature

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microsoft/winget-cli#3693 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 27, 2023
Winget fails to correctly identify PowerShell version Open

Area-Matching Issue-Bug

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microsoft/winget-cli#3689 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 27, 2023
"Failed in attempting to update the source: winget" Open

Issue-Bug

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microsoft/winget-cli#3687 · 56 comments · 23 reactions · Opened Sep 27, 2023
Experimental support for DSC v3 preview Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3676 · 1 comment · 4 reactions · Opened Sep 26, 2023
Handle opposing elevation requirements for packages with dependencies. Open

Dependencies Issue-Feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3675 · Opened Sep 26, 2023
WinGet not listing packages as installed Open

Command-List Issue-Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3674 · 27 comments · Opened Sep 26, 2023
Dependency not installed during Package install Open

Area-Matching Command-Install Dependencies Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3671 · 7 comments · Opened Sep 26, 2023
`winget upgrade --all` should not list upgrades it's not going to apply Open

Area-Output Command-Upgrade Issue-Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3664 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Sep 24, 2023
Python is showing available update to 3.12.0b4. Open

Issue-Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3656 · 8 comments · Opened Sep 22, 2023
Missing blank space in 'pin' command help Open

Area-Localization Area-Output Issue-Docs

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3626 · 3 comments · Opened Sep 14, 2023
Find multiple packages from the `msstore` catalog in a single query using the COM API Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3613 · Opened Sep 11, 2023
I hope that I can change the default installation location Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3608 · 4 reactions · Opened Sep 10, 2023
Installation Notes do not support markdown for bold text Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3607 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 8, 2023
`PATH` variable eventually becomes too long when installing many CLI apps Open

Command-Install Issue-Feature Portable

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3601 · 19 comments · 36 reactions · Opened Sep 7, 2023
winget installs dotnet as dependency even though already installed Open

Dependencies Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3586 · 3 comments · Opened Sep 4, 2023
Add an argument to show output in english/disable localisation temporarily Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3581 · 3 comments · 9 reactions · Opened Sep 2, 2023
Error while trying to list installed packages or upgrade them (Win 11) Open

Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3566 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Aug 28, 2023
`winget list` reports incorrect `Id` for `Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime - 7.0.0 (x64)` Open

Area-Matching Issue-Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3565 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 28, 2023
`winget list` / `Get-WinGetPackage` `Name` inconsistency Open

Command-List Issue-Bug PowerShell

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3564 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Aug 28, 2023
0x80190194 : unknown error Open

Command-Install Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3563 · 7 comments · Opened Aug 28, 2023
Improve error messages based on Windows version specific scenarios Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3556 · Opened Aug 25, 2023
Convert packages.json (WinGet Export) to configuration.dsc.yaml (Configuration file) Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3555 · 2 reactions · Opened Aug 25, 2023
Winget --scope machine not working for appx applications Open

Command-Install Issue-Bug msstore

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3553 · 6 comments · 6 reactions · Opened Aug 25, 2023
Exact match for Moniker not being selected for install Open

Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3547 · 5 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Aug 23, 2023
`InstallerHashOverride` can't be enabled on user/MSStore installs? Open

Issue-Feature msstore

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3543 · 1 reaction · Opened Aug 22, 2023
`winget upgrade <given app>` should not fail if already updated Open

Command-Upgrade Issue-Feature

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3538 · 4 comments · Opened Aug 19, 2023
Incorrectly flagging msstore zoom as upgradable Open

Area-Matching Issue-Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3534 · 3 comments · Opened Aug 18, 2023
Platform migration or fixed platform installer feature Open

Area-Matching Issue-Feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3528 · Opened Aug 17, 2023
Failed in attempting to update the source: winget Open

Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3525 · 4 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Aug 16, 2023
Add DSC Resource identifier to WinGet manifest schema Open

Area-Manifest Issue-Feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3523 · 5 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Aug 15, 2023
install failing on ARM64 Open

Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3519 · 3 comments · Opened Aug 13, 2023
Old version of Android Studio is showing as installed when using "winget upgrade" command. Open

Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3515 · 16 comments · Opened Aug 10, 2023
Winget does not install all some updates Open

Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3510 · 3 comments · Opened Aug 7, 2023
Winget should show installation errors Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3509 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 7, 2023
winget stops working/"'winget' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." Open

Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3507 · 5 comments · Opened Aug 7, 2023
Slow zip archive extracting when install zig compiler Open

Area-Performance Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3505 · 14 comments · 26 reactions · Opened Aug 6, 2023
Sort Packages by Latest Update Open

Area-Output Area-Sorting Issue-Feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3502 · 5 reactions · Opened Aug 4, 2023
Error installing PowerShell module using PSResourceGet Open

Issue-Bug PowerShell

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3501 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 4, 2023
0x800700b7 : Cannot create a file when that file already exists Open

Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3496 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Aug 3, 2023
Export pin list Open

Command-Export Issue-Feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3493 · 3 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Aug 2, 2023
exit error code when winget gets unloaded Open

Issue-Docs

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3486 · 2 comments · Opened Jul 31, 2023
Make InstallationNotes flow-dependent Open

In-PR Issue-Feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3483 · 10 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Jul 28, 2023
winget upgrade incorrect version Open

Issue-Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3481 · 3 comments · Opened Jul 28, 2023
`winget upgrade -e --id Git.Git` always fails, after removing git Open

Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3479 · 8 comments · Opened Jul 27, 2023
Default table view for Get-WingetPackage should fit all properties in 120 char screen Open

Issue-Feature PowerShell

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 58/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3466 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 24, 2023
Differentiation between app editions Open

Area-Matching Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3464 · Opened Jul 23, 2023
`install-WinGetPackage` reinstalling packages Open

Issue-Bug PowerShell

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3455 · 7 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Jul 20, 2023

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