Windows developers have long looked at Linux’s surfeit of package managers with envy. Having a simple command line tool like apt or rpm that would install an application and all its prerequisites ...

Microsoft began including WinGet by default in Windows 11 and 10, making it incredibly easy for users like me to try a ...

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 ...

In the Linux world, package managers catalog and install the software available in a given Linux distribution. Until recently, Microsoft Windows software management wasn’t that centralized. There was ...

Windows Package Manager is a package manager solution that includes a command-line tool (winget) and a set of services for installing apps on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs. Using the winget ...

Anyone who uses computers often knows how quickly some tasks can become repetitive and boring. For someone like me who is constantly troubleshooting or fixing PCs, having a Windows feature for easy ...

Holy UWP: It took four years of development, but WinGet has finally introduced what is likely one of its most useful features yet. The Windows-focused package manager is now compatible with Microsoft ...

Microsoft has announced the availability of WinGet 1.4. Notable in this update is the zip support that can automatically extract installation packages from zipped folders and install them. The ...