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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

Entra ID authentication fails if the executable is executed as a different user due to a longstanding bug in `WebAuthenticationCoreManager` Open

Area-COM-API Command-Download Command-Install Command-List Command-Search Command-Upgrade Issue-Bug PowerShell

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6186 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 28, 2026
Upgrade delay setting for 'winget upgrade --all' Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

microsoft/winget-cli#6178 · 10 comments · 21 reactions · Opened Apr 25, 2026
Allow archive manifest to reference files in switches Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 50/100

microsoft/winget-cli#6174 · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 23, 2026
winget install from non-elevated terminal: "no app associated with this file" dialog then exits 0x800704C7 Open

Command-Install Command-Upgrade

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6173 · 11 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Apr 23, 2026
Improve install flow when a source fails Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

microsoft/winget-cli#6168 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Apr 22, 2026
winget install requires --source even when only one result exists from working sources Open

Command-Install Issue-Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/winget-cli#6164 · 3 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Apr 21, 2026
Certain winget packages that are found by `Get-WinGetPackage` are not returned by `Get-WinGetPackage -Id` Open

Issue-Bug PowerShell

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6161 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 20, 2026
Any packages that has ArchiveBinariesDependOnPath doesn't remove its path from PATH env on uninstall Open

Command-Uninstall Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6160 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 20, 2026
The explicit flag for source is translated like in "explicit content" Open

Command-Source Issue-Bug

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

microsoft/winget-cli#6148 · Opened Apr 16, 2026
[New Feature]: Autoupdate as part of Windows 11 Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6146 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · Opened Apr 15, 2026
Surface reinstall-required availability in WinGet CLI, PowerShell Module, and DSC Resource Open

DSC-Resource Issue-Feature PowerShell

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6144 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 14, 2026
Add IsReinstallAvailable and ReinstallRequiredReason to CatalogPackage Open

Area-COM-API Issue-Feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/winget-cli#6143 · Opened Apr 14, 2026
winget update shows different results if run locally vs remotely Open

Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6140 · 4 comments · Opened Apr 13, 2026
When will the WinGet COM API be able to provide the projection of CsWinRT 3? Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6134 · 4 comments · Opened Apr 9, 2026
winget show displays only one scope (user) if multiple options are available Open

Command-Show Issue-Docs

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6133 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 8, 2026
`winget list node` shows correctly, but `winget list` and `winget update` can't match the winget packages. Open

Command-List Issue-Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/winget-cli#6132 · Opened Apr 8, 2026
NTFS permissions for the -d switch follow the parent, but should be set to the destination Open

Command-Download Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6131 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 8, 2026
Add --includeDependencies switch to uninstall command Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6116 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 28, 2026
Install apps as a fully containerised app Open

Issue-Feature Needs-Author-Feedback

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6115 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 28, 2026
Remote Access tools (PUA) Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6107 · 10 comments · 15 reactions · Opened Mar 25, 2026
save winget curl to user/system PATH Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6106 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 25, 2026
Add argument for "silent with progress" installation Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 62/100

microsoft/winget-cli#6105 · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 24, 2026
ShellExecuteEx that invokes a handler that uses DelegateExecute always fails Open

Command-Install Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6104 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 24, 2026
Winget does not ugprade Logitech.GHUB even though upgrade seemingly works Open

Command-Upgrade Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6101 · 9 comments · Opened Mar 23, 2026
Font and ZIP+NestedFont installer types not supported via REST source Open

Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 50/100

microsoft/winget-cli#6099 · Opened Mar 21, 2026
Winget lists update, but then denies there is one Open

Command-Upgrade Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6095 · 10 comments · 6 reactions · Opened Mar 20, 2026
Default to "silent" for install/upgrade Open

Breaking-Change Command-Install Command-Upgrade Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6094 · 1 comment · 11 reactions · Opened Mar 18, 2026
`winget configure` fails because of `Package agreements were not agreed to` Open

Command-Configure Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6091 · Opened Mar 14, 2026
Proxy support for non-admin users, under admin supervision Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6090 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 13, 2026
Get/Install/Find-WinGetPackage PowerShell cmdlets fail with "An error occurred while connecting to the catalog" Open

Issue-Bug PowerShell

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6089 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 11, 2026
`winget install winfsp` attempts to install `WinFsp.WinFsp.Beta` instead of `WinFsp.WinFsp` Open

Command-Install Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6088 · Opened Mar 11, 2026
WinGet Incorrectly Matches Two Different Applications Sharing the Same Package Name Open

Command-Upgrade Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6087 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 11, 2026
`winget configure` fails if `Microsoft.DSC` pre-requisites are not met Open

Command-Configure Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6085 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 10, 2026
Add a way for apps to know they had been installed via Winget Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6083 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 9, 2026
[WinGetUtil] WinGetCreateManifest returns failure for warning-only validation results Open

Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6081 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 7, 2026
[WinGetUtil] ValidateManifestInstallers fails for zip installers with appx/msix NestedInstallerType Open

Issue-Bug

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100

microsoft/winget-cli#6080 · Opened Mar 7, 2026
winget should not list non-actionable upgrades when no compatible installer candidate exists Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6079 · Opened Mar 6, 2026
Regression: App Installer 1.27 or 1.28 crashes on Windows 10 due to Microsoft.UI.Xaml.dll (0xc000027b) Open

AppInstaller Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6078 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 6, 2026
Sum up the Package Sizes for winget update --all Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6066 · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 24, 2026
Add support for .appxupload files as InstallerUrl-s in manifests. Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6065 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 24, 2026
Add a "CertificateUrl" optional manifest value for MSIX/AppX apps, for when app devs store the certs separately from the apps. Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6064 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 24, 2026
Unable to upgrade packages that pull from github Open

Command-Upgrade Issue-Bug Needs-Attention Needs-Repro

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6063 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 22, 2026
Make ReleaseNotes / Changelogs availible by Winget Open

Command-Show Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6062 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · Opened Feb 20, 2026
WinGet install with PortableCommandAlias gives wrong message when installed with non elevated privileges Open

Command-Install Issue-Bug Needs-Attention

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 50/100

microsoft/winget-cli#6058 · 6 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Feb 18, 2026
PowerShell feature parity: list --details Open

Issue-Feature PowerShell

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6055 · 3 reactions · Opened Feb 17, 2026
Add install scope parameter to the `Get-WinGetPackage` commandlet Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6047 · Opened Feb 12, 2026
Add ability to filter `winget list` and `winget search` commands by install scope (user/machine) Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

microsoft/winget-cli#6046 · Opened Feb 12, 2026
Packaged COM Cannot Be Used from Elevated Context Open

Area-COM-API Issue-Bug PowerShell

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6042 · 3 comments · Opened Feb 11, 2026
Installed tauri-app with default settings is detected as different Winget application Open

Area-Matching Command-List Issue-Bug

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6040 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 10, 2026
Add support for .ps1 files as InstallerUrl-s in manifests. Open

Issue-Feature

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

microsoft/winget-cli#6038 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 7, 2026

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