Windows Package Manager is a free and open source utility from Microsoft that allows you to download, install and manage apps from the command line in Windows 10 or Windows 11. First introduced in ...

If reinstalling software feels repetitive, these tools have some ideas.

The WinGet command, which taps into the Windows Package Manager, makes it a breeze to keep applications up to date in Windows 10 and 11. Here’s how to use it. For more than two years, I’ve been ...

Have you ever wondered how easy it would be if every time you upgraded to a new operating system, changed your computer, or reinstalled the old operating system, you could type a command, and all the ...

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Microsoft has released WinGet 1.4 with zip extraction support, command aliases, and more. Be sure to read on for a full breakdown of what other new features Microsoft has included in this update.

Microsoft's WinGet package manager is currently having problems installing or upgrading packages due to the Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) returning a 0-byte database file. The Windows Package ...

Maybe WSL did it better all along.

External package sources must prove trustworthy in the future. It also features a Linux sandbox and a faster default API.