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Windows Package Manager 1.4.11071

31 May 17:10
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This release is the second stable release of Windows Package Manager 1.4 for Windows 10 (1809+) and Windows 11.

This release contains a minor servicing fix related to refreshing store source certificates. The Microsoft.WinGet.Client PowerShell module has been published to the PowerShell Gallery and will no longer be included in releases.

Features

  • Support installing .zip files #140
  • Add Native PowerShell Support #221
  • Support --no-upgrade option for install flow #2655

Bugs

  • Fix issue that only 1 dependency package is installed #2761
  • Crash in list command #2273
  • Add SYSTEM to explicit ACLs #2370

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Windows Package Manager 1.5.1361-preview

23 May 15:15
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This is the fourth development build after the Windows Package Manager 1.4 build for Windows 10 (1809+) and Windows 11. This build will be released to Windows Insider Dev builds and Windows Package Manager Insiders.

Experimental features are enabled in this release. Run winget features to see which experimental features are enabled or disabled. Add the following to your settings (winget settings) file to enable the experimental features including package pinning, and WinGet configuration:

    "experimentalFeatures": {
	  "pinning": true,
	  "dependencies": true,
	  "directMSI": true,
	  "uninstallPreviousArgument": true,
          "configuration": true,
	  "windowsFeature": true,
    },

Windows Package Manager now includes Winget configuration, which automatically handles the setup and configuration requirements for an ideal development environment on your Windows machine. WinGet configuration file helps with installing and managing software packages, applications, programming languages, frameworks, tools, or settings necessary for a project.

Check out our session at Microsoft Build to learn how to get your machine to a ready-to-code state.

A prerelease version of the Microsoft.WinGet.Client PowerShell module has been published to the PowerShell Gallery and will no longer be included as a release asset. To install the latest version of the PowerShell module, run the following command in PowerShell 7+.

Install-Module -Name Microsoft.WinGet.Client

Additional fixes are also included in this release to address minor issues with pinning, COM apis, and PowerShell module behavior.

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Full Changelog: v1.5.1081-preview...v1.5.1361-preview

Windows Package Manager 1.5.1081-preview

24 Apr 22:53
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This is the third development build after the Windows Package Manager 1.4 build for Windows 10 (1809+) and Windows 11. This build will be released to Windows Insider Dev builds and Windows Package Manager Insiders.

Experimental features are enabled in this release. The experimental feature for enabling Windows Features is now supported and included in this release. You can now specify the Windows feature name (i.e. netfx3) you want to enable in the WindowsFeature field in your installer manifest.

Run winget features to see which experimental features are enabled or disabled.
Add the following to your settings (winget settings) file to enable the experimental features including package pinning:

    "experimentalFeatures": {
	  "pinning": true,
	  "dependencies": true,
	  "directMSI": true,
	  "uninstallPreviousArgument": true,
	  "windowsFeature": true,
    },

This release makes improvements to the overall user experience of WinGet with improvements to package correlation, COM APIs, logging/output, and Portable installation. This release also includes an early preview of our Microsoft.WinGet.Client PowerShell module. Information about getting started and usage can be found here.

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Full Changelog: v1.5.441-preview...v1.5.1081-preview

Windows Package Manager 1.5.441-preview

14 Feb 18:58
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This is the second development build after the Windows Package Manager 1.4 build for Windows 10 (1809+) and Windows 11. This build will be released to Windows Insider Dev builds and Windows Package Manager Insiders.

Experimental features are enabled in this release. The experimental feature for package pinning is now supported and included in this release.

Run winget features to see which experimental features are enabled or disabled.
Add the following to your settings (winget settings) file to enable the experimental features including package pinning:

    "experimentalFeatures": {
	  "pinning": true,
	  "dependencies": true,
	  "directMSI": true,
	  "uninstallPreviousArgument": true,
    },

This release includes an early preview of our Microsoft.WinGet.Client PowerShell module. Improvements to the PowerShell module have been made in this release to enhance the output of the cmdlets. Information about getting started and usage can be found here.

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Full Changelog: v1.5.101-preview...v1.5.441-preview

Windows Package Manager 1.4.10173

18 Jan 17:55
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This release is the first stable release of Windows Package Manager 1.4 for Windows 10 (1809+) and Windows 11.

This release also includes a preview of our Microsoft.WinGet.Client PowerShell module. Information about getting started and usage can be found here.

Note: The Windows Package Manager Community Repository does not accept zip applications. They will not be accepted until after 1.4 is Generally Available and has been rolled out to the majority of Windows systems via the automatic upgrade from the Microsoft Store. Users may test with local manifests.

Features

  • Support installing .zip files #140
  • Add Native PowerShell Support #221
  • Support --no-upgrade option for install flow #2655

Bugs

  • Fix issue that only 1 dependency package is installed #2761
  • Crash in list command #2273
  • Add SYSTEM to explicit ACLs #2370

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Windows Package Manager 1.5.101-preview

11 Jan 19:09
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This is the first development build after the Windows Package Manager 1.4 build for Windows 10 (1809+) and Windows 11.

Experimental features are enabled in this release. The experimental feature for package pinning is visible but not yet functional. The implementation for the package pinning feature will be included in a future release preview. This build will be released to Windows Insider Dev builds, and Windows Package Manager Insiders.

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Full Changelog: v1.4.10052...v1.5.101-preview

Windows Package Manager 1.4.10052

06 Jan 18:32
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This release represents our second Windows Package Manager 1.4 release candidate build for Windows 10 (1809+), and Windows 11. Experimental features have been disabled in this release. This release also includes our Microsoft.WinGet.Client PowerShell module. Information about getting started and usage can be found here.

Note: The Windows Package Manager Community Repository does not accept zip applications. They will not be accepted until after 1.4 is Generally Available and has been rolled out to the majority of Windows systems via the automatic upgrade from the Microsoft Store. Users may test with local manifests.

Features

  • Support installing .zip files #140
  • Add Native PowerShell Support #221
  • Support --no-upgrade option for install flow #2655

Bugs

  • Fix issue that only 1 dependency package is installed #2761
  • Crash in list command #2273
  • Add SYSTEM to explicit ACLs #2370

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Windows Package Manager 1.4.3531

21 Dec 17:38
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This release represents our first Windows Package Manager 1.4 release candidate build for Windows 10 (1809+), and Windows 11. Experimental features have been disabled in this release. This release also includes our Microsoft.WinGet.Client PowerShell module. Information about getting started and usage can be found here.

Note: The Windows Package Manager Community Repository does not accept zip applications. They will not be accepted until after 1.4 is Generally Available and has been rolled out to the majority of Windows systems via the automatic upgrade from the Microsoft Store. Users may test with local manifests.

Features

  • Support installing .zip files #140
  • Add Native PowerShell Support #221
  • Support --no-upgrade option for install flow #2655

Bugs

  • Fix issue that only 1 dependency package is installed #2761
  • Crash in list command #2273
  • Add SYSTEM to explicit ACLs #2370

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Windows Package Manager 1.4.3132-preview

15 Nov 18:22
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This is the third development build after the Windows Package Manager 1.3 build for Windows 10 (1809+) and Windows 11.

Experimental features are enabled in this release. The experimental support for installing from a zip file (including portable packages) is included in this release. Another helpful troubleshooting feature is "--open-logs". This build will be released to Windows Insider Dev builds, and Windows Package Manager Insiders.

Run winget features to see which experimental features are enabled or disabled.
Add the following to your settings (winget settings) file to enable support for testing .zip manifests:

"experimentalFeatures": {"zipInstall": true}

Add the following to your settings (winget settings) file to enable support for opening the log directory:

"experimentalFeatures":{"openLogsArgument":true}

With this experimental feature enabled you can append "--open-logs" to any command and the logs directory will open after the command completes.

What's Changed

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Full Changelog: v1.4.2161-preview...v1.4.3132-preview

Windows Package Manager 1.4.2161-preview

05 Aug 18:21
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This is the second development build after the Windows Package Manager 1.3 build for Windows 10 (1809+) and Windows 11.

Experimental features are enabled in this release. The experimental support for installing from a zip file (except portable packages) is included in this release. This build will be released to Windows Insider Dev builds, and Windows Package Manager Insiders.

Run winget features to see which experimental features are enabled or disabled.
Add the following to your settings (winget settings) file to enable support for testing .zip manifests:

"experimentalFeatures": {"zipInstall": true}

Note: The Windows Package Manager Community Repository does not accept zip applications. They will not be accepted until after 1.4 is Generally Available and has been rolled out to the majority of Windows systems via the automatic upgrade from the Microsoft Store. Users may test with local manifests.

We've also made progress towards native PowerShell cmdlets. These will work with PowerShell 6 and PowerShell 7. We're still working on the hurdles associated with PowerShell 5.1. We're planning to have a downloadable module for import in a future release. Join the PowerShell discussions if you're interested.

Features

  • Add Microsoft.WinGet.Client PowerShell Module files #2314
  • winget find should be a synonym of winget search #1299
  • Add aliases for installation and uninstallation #2303
  • Add winget remove as an alias command for winget uninstall #1978
  • Make "Update" an alias for "Upgrade" #1026
  • Command aliases #380

Bugs

  • winget 1.4.2011-preview can't install MSI-based applications #2365

What's Changed

New Contributors

Full Changelog: release-v1.3.1872...release-v1.4.2161-preview