microsoft / microsoft/winget-create
Add custom options for silent installation (exe files)
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- Dominant language
- C#
- Stars
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- Forks
- 114
- Avg merge
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Description
Description of the new feature/enhancement
When you use wingetcreate new for an exe file, sometimes you should add an argument to make the installation silently. So we have to think how to solve the warn: Did you forget to add Silent or SilentWithProgress switches?
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- 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 wingetcreate new flow for EXE files and the warning about missing Silent or SilentWithProgress switches. Define the expected custom-option behavior and confirm that a silent-install argument can be represented and validated before considering the work complete.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100