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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

Folder path without “.” Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3249 · Opened May 14, 2023
winget import not working as expected (does not install all entries) Open

Command-Import Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3247 · 3 comments · 2 reactions · Opened May 13, 2023
Handle scope better Open

Area-Scope Issue-Feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 28/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3240 · 16 comments · 7 reactions · Opened May 10, 2023
Add "Limit-WinGetPackage" Open

Issue-Feature PowerShell

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3234 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened May 9, 2023
Update-WinGetPackage default behavior Open

Issue-Bug PowerShell

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3231 · 2 comments · 9 reactions · Opened May 8, 2023
Add support for extension packs and files to be opened with a winget program Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3228 · 1 comment · Opened May 6, 2023
Cache elevated status Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3227 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened May 6, 2023
Pin audit command Open

Command-Pin Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3216 · Opened May 4, 2023
Always record version when creating / updating pin Open

Command-Pin Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3215 · Opened May 4, 2023
Record date pin was added Open

Command-Pin Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3214 · Opened May 4, 2023
Add note to pins Open

Command-Pin Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3213 · 1 reaction · Opened May 4, 2023
Pin Show command Open

Command-Pin Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3212 · Opened May 4, 2023
Blocking & Gating Pin should require force Uninstall Open

Command-Pin Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3211 · 2 comments · Opened May 4, 2023
Add more context to Get-WinGetPackage help Open

Issue-Feature PowerShell

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3207 · Opened May 2, 2023
Localizing help and making it updatable Open

Area-Localization Issue-Feature PowerShell

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3206 · 1 comment · Opened May 2, 2023
IDL async methods execute synchronously Open

Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3205 · Opened May 2, 2023
Portable package file type assignments Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3199 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 29, 2023
Allow installing packages using GPO Open

Area-GPO Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3192 · 5 reactions · Opened Apr 27, 2023
`winget settings --enable LocalManifestFiles` does not work when admin is separate user Open

Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3191 · 7 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Apr 27, 2023
How to get started on Nano Server Open

Issue-Docs

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3189 · 4 reactions · Opened Apr 26, 2023
(Feature Request) Winget and Microsoft Windows Update (wuauserv) integration Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3188 · 9 reactions · Opened Apr 26, 2023
Uninstall while keeping data for all apps Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3170 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 20, 2023
Reboot resilience Open

Dependencies Experimental Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3165 · 8 reactions · Opened Apr 18, 2023
Replace if exists command Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3163 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 17, 2023
`winget upgrade git.git` does nothing on 32-bit Windows Open

Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3161 · 6 comments · Opened Apr 17, 2023
Google Drive, Dropbox, itch.io, and Mediafire link support Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3160 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 17, 2023
Portable App installation fails when temp path is on a different disk Open

Issue-Bug Portable

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 28/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3144 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 11, 2023
Verifying/Requesting package acquisition failed: server error Open

Issue-Bug msstore

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 28/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3138 · 4 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Apr 8, 2023
Allow versions to be defined by .exe metadata in manifest file Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3134 · 4 comments · Opened Apr 5, 2023
Remember version numbers of tools that were installed by winget Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3133 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 5, 2023
Exclude "remove only" installers from `upgrade --all`, by default. Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3130 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 5, 2023
`winget upgrade` offers older versions of already installed packages with non-standard versioning schemes Open

Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3126 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 31, 2023
Log WinGet Actions in Event Viewer Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3125 · 2 comments · 11 reactions · Opened Mar 30, 2023
Accept EULA remote doesn't work or isn't well documented Open

Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3122 · 5 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Mar 30, 2023
Allow wildcard/regex for removal and install of packages Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 42/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3120 · 5 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Mar 30, 2023
Allow custom source to bypass SmartScreen Open

Area-GPO Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3111 · 2 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Mar 28, 2023
Hide non-UWP Microsoft store apps Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3099 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 22, 2023
Winget Wont Install App Outside MS Store Open

Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3095 · Opened Mar 21, 2023
Uninstallation: `No installed package found matching input criteria.` (--name/--id behaviour) Open

Area-Matching Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3093 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 21, 2023
winget source update failed Open

Command-Source Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3090 · 8 comments · Opened Mar 20, 2023
Problems with portable applications Open

Issue-Bug Portable

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3085 · 6 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 17, 2023
Cannot update sources with Administrator promt Open

Command-Source Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3082 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 16, 2023
Update available environment variables so the user does not need to restart their terminal Open

Area-Path Issue-Feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

microsoft/winget-cli#3077 · 13 comments · 7 reactions · Opened Mar 15, 2023
Alternate URLs are needed for packages too, not just winget sources Open

Area-Manifest Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3074 · 2 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Mar 14, 2023
Package Versions with Alpha Characters Are Incorrectly Given Lower Version Priority Open

Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3073 · 10 comments · Opened Mar 14, 2023
Winget shows wrong package id with name Open

Area-Matching Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3072 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 14, 2023
After `winget upgrade ImageMagick.ImageMagick`, two different versions are installed side-by-side Open

Issue-Bug Side-by-Side

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3069 · 21 comments · Opened Mar 13, 2023
0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing Open

Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3068 · 37 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Mar 13, 2023
`winget upgrade Microsoft.Teams` fails to upgrade MSTeams Open

Area-Matching Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3063 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 10, 2023
Separate "PackageVersion" from "Marketing Version" Open

Area-Manifest Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#3061 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 10, 2023

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