Microsoft has released the first stable version of Windows Package Manager 1.0. The Windows Package Manager is a command-line tool to install and manage programs efficiently on Windows 10 machines. The program is distributed via App Installer, which is available for consumption via the Microsoft Store. You can also download the latest version of the package manager from the GitHub repository.
To work with Windows Package Manager, you have to open a PowerShell terminal window by selecting Start | PowerShell. If you run the command winget, the system will display all available parameters. You will use install, uninstall and search parameters. You can make use of winget search to locate packages of interest.
You can search for program names or types to locate specific applications to install. A simple search for video will return dozen entries such as PotPlayer, YouTube DL GUI, SMPlayer, OpenShot, VLC Media Player, K-Lite Codec Packs, and much more.
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The community repo is capable of hosting more than 1500 different programs simultaneously. For example, if you use the command winget install OpenShot, the Windows Package Manager will download and install the OpenShot program on your system. You can also use parameters like -h to run the installer in silent mode and -o to create a log file.
You can use the upgrade command to check for available upgrades. The winget upgrade command automatically checks for upgrades for all installed programs. You can use the command winget upgrade -all to upgrade all programs with updates or winget upgrade PACKAGENAME to upgrade only the specified package. The uninstall command finally removes a package from the system. System administrators can use additional commands and options including the ability to host private repositories or for the installation of local packages.
