This is a preview build of WinGet for those interested in trying out upcoming features and fixes. While it has had some use and should be free of major issues, it may have bugs or usability problems. If you find any, please help us out by filing an issue.

New in v1.30

Nothing yet.

Bug Fixes

• Updated NUnit to v4
• Fixed a crash (0x8000ffff) when using --disable-interactivity with the Resume experimental feature enabled during install operations.

What's Changed

• Bubble up child process errors in IndexCreationTool by Tom Plant (@pl4nty) in #6261
• Bump brace-expansion and @vscode/vsce in /tools/WinGetLogViewer by Dependabot (@dependabot)[bot] in #6380
• Bump manifest version to 1.30 by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6379
• Bump linkify-it from 5.0.1 to 5.0.2 in /tools/WinGetLogViewer by Dependabot (@dependabot)[bot] in #6384
• Bump fast-uri from 3.1.2 to 3.1.4 in /tools/WinGetLogViewer by Dependabot (@dependabot)[bot] in #6385
• Block admin uninstall of user package by JohnMcPMS in #6345

Full Changelog: v1.30.80-preview...v1.30.90-preview

This is a preview build of WinGet for those interested in trying out upcoming features and fixes. While it has had some use and should be free of major issues, it may have bugs or usability problems. If you find any, please help us out by filing an issue.

New in v1.30

Nothing yet.

Bug Fixes

• Updated NUnit to v4
• Fixed a crash (0x8000ffff) when using --disable-interactivity with the Resume experimental feature enabled during install operations.

What's Changed

• Bump js-yaml from 4.1.1 to 4.3.0 in /tools/WinGetLogViewer by Dependabot (@dependabot)[bot] in #6359
• Fix portable tests impacted by ADO image by JohnMcPMS in #6354
• /await:strict and fixes for it by JohnMcPMS in #6240
• Fix NuGet packages path by Flor Chacón (@florelis) in #6365
• Update in-codebase documentation for E2E tests by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6355
• Update NUnit to v4 by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6287
• Use NUnit key constraints in DSCv3 settings tests by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6371
• Optional Telemetry Event for Microsoft Store Catalog Installs (msstore Source) by Shmueli Englard (@shmuelie) in #6352

New Contributors

• Shmueli Englard (@shmuelie) made their first contribution in #6352

Full Changelog: v1.30.50-preview...v1.30.80-preview

This is a preview build of WinGet for those interested in trying out upcoming features and fixes. While it has had some use and should be free of major issues, it may have bugs or usability problems. If you find any, please help us out by filing an issue.

New in v1.30

Nothing yet.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash (0x8000ffff) when using --disable-interactivity with the Resume experimental feature enabled during install operations.

What's Changed

• Apply latest loc patch by Flor Chacón (@florelis) in #6262
• Remove old Store certs, replace test use with generated ones by JohnMcPMS in #6275
• Add .gitattributes and normalize line endings across repo by Tianon (SSO) (@tianon-sso) in #6267
• Renormalize by JohnMcPMS in #6276
• Change event type by JohnMcPMS in #6273
• Update minor version, archive release notes by JohnMcPMS in #6279
• Align .gitattributes and .editorconfig by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6285
• Doc manifest schema process by JohnMcPMS in #6280
• Fix crash with --disable-interactivity and EFResume by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6302
• Fix configuration elevation validation for standard flow by JohnMcPMS in #6307
• Bump markdown-it from 14.1.1 to 14.2.0 in /tools/WinGetLogViewer by Dependabot (@dependabot)[bot] in #6296
• Bump undici from 7.25.0 to 7.28.0 in /tools/WinGetLogViewer by Dependabot (@dependabot)[bot] in #6305
• Bump form-data from 4.0.5 to 4.0.6 in /tools/WinGetLogViewer by Dependabot (@dependabot)[bot] in #6311
• Clean vcpkg artifacts on solution clean by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6339
• Fix punctuation in error messages by Jan T. Sott (@idleberg) in #6314
• Fix cpprest checked iterator build error by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6301
• Undo normalization of external files by Flor Chacón (@florelis) in #6336

New Contributors

• Tianon (SSO) (@tianon-sso) made their first contribution in #6267
• Jan T. Sott (@idleberg) made their first contribution in #6314

Full Changelog: v1.29.240...v1.30.70-preview

This is a preview build of WinGet for those interested in trying out upcoming features and fixes. While it has had some use and should be free of major issues, it may have bugs or usability problems. If you find any, please help us out by filing an issue.

New in v1.30

Nothing yet.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash (0x8000ffff) when using --disable-interactivity with the Resume experimental feature enabled during install operations.

What's Changed

• Apply latest loc patch by Flor Chacón (@florelis) in #6262
• Remove old Store certs, replace test use with generated ones by JohnMcPMS in #6275
• Add .gitattributes and normalize line endings across repo by Tianon (SSO) (@tianon-sso) in #6267
• Renormalize by JohnMcPMS in #6276
• Change event type by JohnMcPMS in #6273
• Update minor version, archive release notes by JohnMcPMS in #6279
• Align .gitattributes and .editorconfig by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6285
• Doc manifest schema process by JohnMcPMS in #6280
• Fix crash with --disable-interactivity and EFResume by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6302
• Fix configuration elevation validation for standard flow by JohnMcPMS in #6307
• Bump markdown-it from 14.1.1 to 14.2.0 in /tools/WinGetLogViewer by Dependabot (@dependabot)[bot] in #6296
• Bump undici from 7.25.0 to 7.28.0 in /tools/WinGetLogViewer by Dependabot (@dependabot)[bot] in #6305
• Bump form-data from 4.0.5 to 4.0.6 in /tools/WinGetLogViewer by Dependabot (@dependabot)[bot] in #6311
• Clean vcpkg artifacts on solution clean by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6339
• Fix punctuation in error messages by Jan T. Sott (@idleberg) in #6314
• Fix cpprest checked iterator build error by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6301
• Undo normalization of external files by Flor Chacón (@florelis) in #6336

New Contributors

• Tianon (SSO) (@tianon-sso) made their first contribution in #6267
• Jan T. Sott (@idleberg) made their first contribution in #6314

Full Changelog: v1.29.240...v1.30.50-preview

This is the latest of Windows Package Manager v1.29. If you find any bugs or problems, please help us out by filing an issue.

New in v1.29

New Feature: Source Priority

With this feature, one can assign a numerical priority to sources when added or later through the source edit
command. Sources with higher priority are sorted first in the list of sources, which results in them getting put first
in the results if other things are equal.

Beyond the ability to slightly affect the result ordering, commands that primarily target available packages
(largely install) will now prefer to use a single result from a source with higher priority rather than prompting for
disambiguation from the user. Said another way, if multiple sources return results but only one of those sources has
the highest priority value (and it returned only one result) then that package will be used rather than giving a
"multiple packages were found" error. This has been applied to both winget CLI and PowerShell module commands.

REST result match criteria update

Along with the source priority change, the results from REST sources (like msstore) now attempt to correctly set the
match criteria that factor into the result ordering. This will prevent them from being sorted to the top automatically.

Minor Features

Preserve installer arguments across export and import

winget export now captures the --override and --custom arguments that were used when a package was originally installed and saves them into the export file. When subsequently running winget import, those values are automatically re-applied during installation — --override replaces all installer arguments and --custom appends extra switches — so packages can be reinstalled with the same customizations without any manual intervention. Both fields are optional and independent of each other; packages without stored installer arguments are unaffected.

--no-progress flag

Added a new --no-progress command-line flag that disables all progress reporting (progress bars and spinners). This flag is universally available on all commands and takes precedence over the visual.progressBar setting. Useful for automation scenarios or when running WinGet in environments where progress output is undesirable.

MCP upgrade support

The WinGet MCP server's existing tools have been extended with new parameters to support upgrade scenarios:

• find-winget-packages now accepts an upgradeable parameter (default: false). When set to true, it lists only installed packages that have available upgrades — equivalent to winget upgrade. The query parameter becomes optional in this mode, allowing it to filter results or be omitted to list all upgradeable packages. AI agents can use this to answer requests like "What apps can I update with WinGet?"
• install-winget-package now accepts an upgradeOnly parameter (default: false). When set to true, it only upgrades an already-installed package and returns a clear error if the package is not installed (pointing to install-winget-package without upgradeOnly instead). AI agents can use this to answer requests like "Update WinGetCreate" or, in combination with find-winget-packages with upgradeable=true, "Update all my apps."

Authenticated GitHub API requests in PowerShell module

The PowerShell module now automatically uses GH_TOKEN or GITHUB_TOKEN environment variables to authenticate GitHub API requests. This significantly increases the GitHub API rate limit, preventing failures in CI/CD pipelines. Use -Verbose to see which token is being used.

Default priority of installer types

Installer type selection no longer depends on the order defined on the manifest. Instead, preference is given in this order:

• MSIX
• MSI / Wix / Burn
• Nullsoft / Inno / EXE
• Portable

When a user configures installer type requirements or preferences, the order in which they are listed is now respected during installer selection.

Improved list output when redirected

• winget list (and similar table commands) no longer truncates output when stdout is redirected to a file or variable — column widths are now computed from the full result set.
• Spinner and progress bar output are suppressed when no console is attached, keeping redirected output clean.

Log file naming strategy

Added a user setting (logging.fileNameStrategy) for controlling the default naming strategy for installer log files. Supported values are manifest (default), timestamp, guid, and shortguid. Only applies to logs generated by installers if the installer itself supports the logging switch / parameter.

Sortable list output

winget list now supports sorting results via --sort <field> (repeatable for multi-field sorting), --ascending/--descending direction flags, and a persistent output.sortOrder setting. Available sort fields: name, id, version, source, available, relevance. By default, results are sorted alphabetically by name when no query is present; use --sort relevance to preserve the previous source-determined ordering.

Bug Fixes

• winget export now works when the destination path is a hidden file
• Fixed the useLatest property in the DSC v3 Microsoft.WinGet/Package resource schema to emit a boolean default (false) instead of the incorrect string "false".
• SignFile in WinGetSourceCreator now supports an optional RFC 3161 timestamp server via the new TimestampServer property on the Signature model. When set, signtool.exe is called with /tr <url> /td sha256, embedding a countersignature timestamp so that signed packages remain valid after the signing certificate expires.
• File and directory paths passed to signtool.exe and makeappx.exe are now quoted, fixing failures when paths contain spaces.
• DSC export now correctly exports WinGet Admin Settings
• winget validate now performs case-insensitive comparison for file extensions where applicable
• winget source reset now properly resets default sources instead of removing them
• DSC v3 Microsoft.WinGet/Package resource now honors the installMode property to use silent or interactive installer switches as specified
• Fixed a crash (0x8000ffff) when using --disable-interactivity with the Resume experimental feature enabled during install operations.

What's Changed

• [1.29] Fix crash with --disable-interactivity and EFResume by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6303
• Fix configuration elevation validation for standard flow (1.29) by JohnMcPMS in #6318

Full Changelog: v1.29.250...v1.29.280

This is a release candidate of Windows Package Manager v1.29. If you find any bugs or problems, please help us out by filing an issue.

New in v1.29

New Feature: Source Priority

With this feature, one can assign a numerical priority to sources when added or later through the source edit
command. Sources with higher priority are sorted first in the list of sources, which results in them getting put first
in the results if other things are equal.

Beyond the ability to slightly affect the result ordering, commands that primarily target available packages
(largely install) will now prefer to use a single result from a source with higher priority rather than prompting for
disambiguation from the user. Said another way, if multiple sources return results but only one of those sources has
the highest priority value (and it returned only one result) then that package will be used rather than giving a
"multiple packages were found" error. This has been applied to both winget CLI and PowerShell module commands.

REST result match criteria update

Along with the source priority change, the results from REST sources (like msstore) now attempt to correctly set the
match criteria that factor into the result ordering. This will prevent them from being sorted to the top automatically.

Minor Features

Preserve installer arguments across export and import

winget export now captures the --override and --custom arguments that were used when a package was originally installed and saves them into the export file. When subsequently running winget import, those values are automatically re-applied during installation — --override replaces all installer arguments and --custom appends extra switches — so packages can be reinstalled with the same customizations without any manual intervention. Both fields are optional and independent of each other; packages without stored installer arguments are unaffected.

--no-progress flag

Added a new --no-progress command-line flag that disables all progress reporting (progress bars and spinners). This flag is universally available on all commands and takes precedence over the visual.progressBar setting. Useful for automation scenarios or when running WinGet in environments where progress output is undesirable.

MCP upgrade support

The WinGet MCP server's existing tools have been extended with new parameters to support upgrade scenarios:

• find-winget-packages now accepts an upgradeable parameter (default: false). When set to true, it lists only installed packages that have available upgrades — equivalent to winget upgrade. The query parameter becomes optional in this mode, allowing it to filter results or be omitted to list all upgradeable packages. AI agents can use this to answer requests like "What apps can I update with WinGet?"
• install-winget-package now accepts an upgradeOnly parameter (default: false). When set to true, it only upgrades an already-installed package and returns a clear error if the package is not installed (pointing to install-winget-package without upgradeOnly instead). AI agents can use this to answer requests like "Update WinGetCreate" or, in combination with find-winget-packages with upgradeable=true, "Update all my apps."

Authenticated GitHub API requests in PowerShell module

The PowerShell module now automatically uses GH_TOKEN or GITHUB_TOKEN environment variables to authenticate GitHub API requests. This significantly increases the GitHub API rate limit, preventing failures in CI/CD pipelines. Use -Verbose to see which token is being used.

Default priority of installer types

Installer type selection no longer depends on the order defined on the manifest. Instead, preference is given in this order:

• MSIX
• MSI / Wix / Burn
• Nullsoft / Inno / EXE
• Portable

When a user configures installer type requirements or preferences, the order in which they are listed is now respected during installer selection.

Improved list output when redirected

• winget list (and similar table commands) no longer truncates output when stdout is redirected to a file or variable — column widths are now computed from the full result set.
• Spinner and progress bar output are suppressed when no console is attached, keeping redirected output clean.

Log file naming strategy

Added a user setting (logging.fileNameStrategy) for controlling the default naming strategy for installer log files. Supported values are manifest (default), timestamp, guid, and shortguid. Only applies to logs generated by installers if the installer itself supports the logging switch / parameter.

Sortable list output

winget list now supports sorting results via --sort <field> (repeatable for multi-field sorting), --ascending/--descending direction flags, and a persistent output.sortOrder setting. Available sort fields: name, id, version, source, available, relevance. By default, results are sorted alphabetically by name when no query is present; use --sort relevance to preserve the previous source-determined ordering.

Bug Fixes

• winget export now works when the destination path is a hidden file
• Fixed the useLatest property in the DSC v3 Microsoft.WinGet/Package resource schema to emit a boolean default (false) instead of the incorrect string "false".
• SignFile in WinGetSourceCreator now supports an optional RFC 3161 timestamp server via the new TimestampServer property on the Signature model. When set, signtool.exe is called with /tr <url> /td sha256, embedding a countersignature timestamp so that signed packages remain valid after the signing certificate expires.
• File and directory paths passed to signtool.exe and makeappx.exe are now quoted, fixing failures when paths contain spaces.
• DSC export now correctly exports WinGet Admin Settings
• winget validate now performs case-insensitive comparison for file extensions where applicable
• winget source reset now properly resets default sources instead of removing them
• DSC v3 Microsoft.WinGet/Package resource now honors the installMode property to use silent or interactive installer switches as specified

What's Changed

• Make list details stable by JohnMcPMS in #6020
• Move to IReference rather than custom enum for optional bool by JohnMcPMS in #6022
• Apply latest loc patch by Flor Chacón (@florelis) in #6023
• Bump version to 1.29 by Flor Chacón (@florelis) in #6019
• Remove 'listDetails' from release notes for 1.29 by Flor Chacón (@florelis) in #6026
• Update doc as WinGet is not in preview by Gijs Reijn (@Gijsreyn) in #5850
• Replaced "(C)" with "©" in the main menu. by Imre Eilertsen (@DandelionSprout) in #5845
• Source priority by JohnMcPMS in #6029
• Update json vcpkg by JohnMcPMS in #6039
• Coalesce comments from loc suggestions by JohnMcPMS in #6033
• Update Roadmap Milestones doc by Jan Klass (@Kissaki) in #5824
• Add copilot instructions by JohnMcPMS in #6048
• Add --no-progress option by JohnMcPMS in #6049
• Remove Crescendo PowerShell by JohnMcPMS in #6056
• Fix casing of WinGet by JohnMcPMS in #6059
• Added more info for "Installer Types" values in Settings.md. by Imre Eilertsen (@DandelionSprout) in #6067
• Diagnostics update and stable DSC for tests by JohnMcPMS in #6084
• feat: authenticate GitHub API requests using GH_TOKEN/GITHUB_TOKEN by Melvin Wang (@wmmc88) in #6071
• Tool to investigate SQLite compression by JohnMcPMS in #6074
• Add dependencies only option by JohnMcPMS in #6069
• docs: fix multiple documentation issues (#5296, #5921, #5108, #4372, #5867) by John Kennedy (@GrantMeStrength) in #6110
• Revert help link in DscCommand by JohnMcPMS in #6111
• Update Moq, curl, and c-ares by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6112
• Add Timeserver Support for SourceCreator and support spaces in paths and file names by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6113
• Report skipped upgrades when install technology differs (upgrade --all) by Ryan Johnson (@AMDphreak) in #6096
• [AI Generated] Ensure correct DSC export of admin settings by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6109
• U...

This is a release candidate of Windows Package Manager v1.29. If you find any bugs or problems, please help us out by filing an issue.

Note: This version is not fully localized yet. Localized strings will be included in a future build before stable release.

New in v1.29

New Feature: Source Priority

With this feature, one can assign a numerical priority to sources when added or later through the source edit
command. Sources with higher priority are sorted first in the list of sources, which results in them getting put first
in the results if other things are equal.

Beyond the ability to slightly affect the result ordering, commands that primarily target available packages
(largely install) will now prefer to use a single result from a source with higher priority rather than prompting for
disambiguation from the user. Said another way, if multiple sources return results but only one of those sources has
the highest priority value (and it returned only one result) then that package will be used rather than giving a
"multiple packages were found" error. This has been applied to both winget CLI and PowerShell module commands.

REST result match criteria update

Along with the source priority change, the results from REST sources (like msstore) now attempt to correctly set the
match criteria that factor into the result ordering. This will prevent them from being sorted to the top automatically.

Minor Features

Preserve installer arguments across export and import

winget export now captures the --override and --custom arguments that were used when a package was originally installed and saves them into the export file. When subsequently running winget import, those values are automatically re-applied during installation — --override replaces all installer arguments and --custom appends extra switches — so packages can be reinstalled with the same customizations without any manual intervention. Both fields are optional and independent of each other; packages without stored installer arguments are unaffected.

--no-progress flag

Added a new --no-progress command-line flag that disables all progress reporting (progress bars and spinners). This flag is universally available on all commands and takes precedence over the visual.progressBar setting. Useful for automation scenarios or when running WinGet in environments where progress output is undesirable.

MCP upgrade support

The WinGet MCP server's existing tools have been extended with new parameters to support upgrade scenarios:

• find-winget-packages now accepts an upgradeable parameter (default: false). When set to true, it lists only installed packages that have available upgrades — equivalent to winget upgrade. The query parameter becomes optional in this mode, allowing it to filter results or be omitted to list all upgradeable packages. AI agents can use this to answer requests like "What apps can I update with WinGet?"
• install-winget-package now accepts an upgradeOnly parameter (default: false). When set to true, it only upgrades an already-installed package and returns a clear error if the package is not installed (pointing to install-winget-package without upgradeOnly instead). AI agents can use this to answer requests like "Update WinGetCreate" or, in combination with find-winget-packages with upgradeable=true, "Update all my apps."

Authenticated GitHub API requests in PowerShell module

The PowerShell module now automatically uses GH_TOKEN or GITHUB_TOKEN environment variables to authenticate GitHub API requests. This significantly increases the GitHub API rate limit, preventing failures in CI/CD pipelines. Use -Verbose to see which token is being used.

Default priority of installer types

Installer type selection no longer depends on the order defined on the manifest. Instead, preference is given in this order:

• MSIX
• MSI / Wix / Burn
• Nullsoft / Inno / EXE
• Portable

When a user configures installer type requirements or preferences, the order in which they are listed is now respected during installer selection.

Improved list output when redirected

• winget list (and similar table commands) no longer truncates output when stdout is redirected to a file or variable — column widths are now computed from the full result set.
• Spinner and progress bar output are suppressed when no console is attached, keeping redirected output clean.

Log file naming strategy

Added a user setting (logging.fileNameStrategy) for controlling the default naming strategy for installer log files. Supported values are manifest (default), timestamp, guid, and shortguid. Only applies to logs generated by installers if the installer itself supports the logging switch / parameter.

Sortable list output

winget list now supports sorting results via --sort <field> (repeatable for multi-field sorting), --ascending/--descending direction flags, and a persistent output.sortOrder setting. Available sort fields: name, id, version, source, available, relevance. By default, results are sorted alphabetically by name when no query is present; use --sort relevance to preserve the previous source-determined ordering.

Bug Fixes

• winget export now works when the destination path is a hidden file
• Fixed the useLatest property in the DSC v3 Microsoft.WinGet/Package resource schema to emit a boolean default (false) instead of the incorrect string "false".
• SignFile in WinGetSourceCreator now supports an optional RFC 3161 timestamp server via the new TimestampServer property on the Signature model. When set, signtool.exe is called with /tr <url> /td sha256, embedding a countersignature timestamp so that signed packages remain valid after the signing certificate expires.
• File and directory paths passed to signtool.exe and makeappx.exe are now quoted, fixing failures when paths contain spaces.
• DSC export now correctly exports WinGet Admin Settings
• winget validate now performs case-insensitive comparison for file extensions where applicable
• winget source reset now properly resets default sources instead of removing them
• DSC v3 Microsoft.WinGet/Package resource now honors the installMode property to use silent or interactive installer switches as specified

What's Changed

• Make list details stable by JohnMcPMS in #6020
• Move to IReference rather than custom enum for optional bool by JohnMcPMS in #6022
• Apply latest loc patch by Flor Chacón (@florelis) in #6023
• Bump version to 1.29 by Flor Chacón (@florelis) in #6019
• Remove 'listDetails' from release notes for 1.29 by Flor Chacón (@florelis) in #6026
• Update doc as WinGet is not in preview by Gijs Reijn (@Gijsreyn) in #5850
• Replaced "(C)" with "©" in the main menu. by Imre Eilertsen (@DandelionSprout) in #5845
• Source priority by JohnMcPMS in #6029
• Update json vcpkg by JohnMcPMS in #6039
• Coalesce comments from loc suggestions by JohnMcPMS in #6033
• Update Roadmap Milestones doc by Jan Klass (@Kissaki) in #5824
• Add copilot instructions by JohnMcPMS in #6048
• Add --no-progress option by JohnMcPMS in #6049
• Remove Crescendo PowerShell by JohnMcPMS in #6056
• Fix casing of WinGet by JohnMcPMS in #6059
• Added more info for "Installer Types" values in Settings.md. by Imre Eilertsen (@DandelionSprout) in #6067
• Diagnostics update and stable DSC for tests by JohnMcPMS in #6084
• feat: authenticate GitHub API requests using GH_TOKEN/GITHUB_TOKEN by Melvin Wang (@wmmc88) in #6071
• Tool to investigate SQLite compression by JohnMcPMS in #6074
• Add dependencies only option by JohnMcPMS in #6069
• docs: fix multiple documentation issues (#5296, #5921, #5108, #4372, #5867) by John Kennedy (@GrantMeStrength) in #6110
• Revert help link in DscCommand by JohnMcPMS in #6111
• Update Moq, curl, and c-ares by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6112
• Add Timeserver Support for SourceCreator and support spaces in paths and file names by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6113
• Report skipped upgrades when install technology differs (upgrade --all) by Ryan Johnson (@AMDphreak) in #6096
• [AI...

This is a preview build of WinGet for those interested in trying out upcoming features and fixes. While it has had some use and should be free of major issues, it may have bugs or usability problems. If you find any, please help us out by filing an issue.

New in v1.29

New Feature: Source Priority

With this feature, one can assign a numerical priority to sources when added or later through the source edit
command. Sources with higher priority are sorted first in the list of sources, which results in them getting put first
in the results if other things are equal.

Beyond the ability to slightly affect the result ordering, commands that primarily target available packages
(largely install) will now prefer to use a single result from a source with higher priority rather than prompting for
disambiguation from the user. Said another way, if multiple sources return results but only one of those sources has
the highest priority value (and it returned only one result) then that package will be used rather than giving a
"multiple packages were found" error. This has been applied to both winget CLI and PowerShell module commands.

REST result match criteria update

Along with the source priority change, the results from REST sources (like msstore) now attempt to correctly set the
match criteria that factor into the result ordering. This will prevent them from being sorted to the top automatically.

Minor Features

Preserve installer arguments across export and import

winget export now captures the --override and --custom arguments that were used when a package was originally installed and saves them into the export file. When subsequently running winget import, those values are automatically re-applied during installation — --override replaces all installer arguments and --custom appends extra switches — so packages can be reinstalled with the same customizations without any manual intervention. Both fields are optional and independent of each other; packages without stored installer arguments are unaffected.

--no-progress flag

Added a new --no-progress command-line flag that disables all progress reporting (progress bars and spinners). This flag is universally available on all commands and takes precedence over the visual.progressBar setting. Useful for automation scenarios or when running WinGet in environments where progress output is undesirable.

MCP upgrade support

The WinGet MCP server's existing tools have been extended with new parameters to support upgrade scenarios:

• find-winget-packages now accepts an upgradeable parameter (default: false). When set to true, it lists only installed packages that have available upgrades — equivalent to winget upgrade. The query parameter becomes optional in this mode, allowing it to filter results or be omitted to list all upgradeable packages. AI agents can use this to answer requests like "What apps can I update with WinGet?"
• install-winget-package now accepts an upgradeOnly parameter (default: false). When set to true, it only upgrades an already-installed package and returns a clear error if the package is not installed (pointing to install-winget-package without upgradeOnly instead). AI agents can use this to answer requests like "Update WinGetCreate" or, in combination with find-winget-packages with upgradeable=true, "Update all my apps."

Authenticated GitHub API requests in PowerShell module

The PowerShell module now automatically uses GH_TOKEN or GITHUB_TOKEN environment variables to authenticate GitHub API requests. This significantly increases the GitHub API rate limit, preventing failures in CI/CD pipelines. Use -Verbose to see which token is being used.

Improved list output when redirected

• winget list (and similar table commands) no longer truncates output when stdout is redirected to a file or variable — column widths are now computed from the full result set.
• Spinner and progress bar output are suppressed when no console is attached, keeping redirected output clean.

Bug Fixes

• winget export now works when the destination path is a hidden file
• Fixed the useLatest property in the DSC v3 Microsoft.WinGet/Package resource schema to emit a boolean default (false) instead of the incorrect string "false".
• SignFile in WinGetSourceCreator now supports an optional RFC 3161 timestamp server via the new TimestampServer property on the Signature model. When set, signtool.exe is called with /tr <url> /td sha256, embedding a countersignature timestamp so that signed packages remain valid after the signing certificate expires.
• File and directory paths passed to signtool.exe and makeappx.exe are now quoted, fixing failures when paths contain spaces.
• DSC export now correctly exports WinGet Admin Settings

What's Changed

• Mitigate packaged preindexed source open lock convoy by Marc-André Moreau (@mamoreau-devolutions) in #6172
• Optimize packaged temp ACL handling without weakening ACL repairs by Marc-André Moreau (@mamoreau-devolutions) in #6171

New Contributors

• Marc-André Moreau (@mamoreau-devolutions) made their first contribution in #6172

Full Changelog: v1.29.160-preview...v1.29.170-preview

This is a preview build of WinGet for those interested in trying out upcoming features and fixes. While it has had some use and should be free of major issues, it may have bugs or usability problems. If you find any, please help us out by filing an issue.

New in v1.29

New Feature: Source Priority

With this feature, one can assign a numerical priority to sources when added or later through the source edit
command. Sources with higher priority are sorted first in the list of sources, which results in them getting put first
in the results if other things are equal.

Beyond the ability to slightly affect the result ordering, commands that primarily target available packages
(largely install) will now prefer to use a single result from a source with higher priority rather than prompting for
disambiguation from the user. Said another way, if multiple sources return results but only one of those sources has
the highest priority value (and it returned only one result) then that package will be used rather than giving a
"multiple packages were found" error. This has been applied to both winget CLI and PowerShell module commands.

REST result match criteria update

Along with the source priority change, the results from REST sources (like msstore) now attempt to correctly set the
match criteria that factor into the result ordering. This will prevent them from being sorted to the top automatically.

Minor Features

Preserve installer arguments across export and import

winget export now captures the --override and --custom arguments that were used when a package was originally installed and saves them into the export file. When subsequently running winget import, those values are automatically re-applied during installation — --override replaces all installer arguments and --custom appends extra switches — so packages can be reinstalled with the same customizations without any manual intervention. Both fields are optional and independent of each other; packages without stored installer arguments are unaffected.

--no-progress flag

Added a new --no-progress command-line flag that disables all progress reporting (progress bars and spinners). This flag is universally available on all commands and takes precedence over the visual.progressBar setting. Useful for automation scenarios or when running WinGet in environments where progress output is undesirable.

MCP upgrade support

The WinGet MCP server's existing tools have been extended with new parameters to support upgrade scenarios:

• find-winget-packages now accepts an upgradeable parameter (default: false). When set to true, it lists only installed packages that have available upgrades — equivalent to winget upgrade. The query parameter becomes optional in this mode, allowing it to filter results or be omitted to list all upgradeable packages. AI agents can use this to answer requests like "What apps can I update with WinGet?"
• install-winget-package now accepts an upgradeOnly parameter (default: false). When set to true, it only upgrades an already-installed package and returns a clear error if the package is not installed (pointing to install-winget-package without upgradeOnly instead). AI agents can use this to answer requests like "Update WinGetCreate" or, in combination with find-winget-packages with upgradeable=true, "Update all my apps."

Authenticated GitHub API requests in PowerShell module

The PowerShell module now automatically uses GH_TOKEN or GITHUB_TOKEN environment variables to authenticate GitHub API requests. This significantly increases the GitHub API rate limit, preventing failures in CI/CD pipelines. Use -Verbose to see which token is being used.

Improved list output when redirected

• winget list (and similar table commands) no longer truncates output when stdout is redirected to a file or variable — column widths are now computed from the full result set.
• Spinner and progress bar output are suppressed when no console is attached, keeping redirected output clean.

Bug Fixes

• winget export now works when the destination path is a hidden file
• Fixed the useLatest property in the DSC v3 Microsoft.WinGet/Package resource schema to emit a boolean default (false) instead of the incorrect string "false".
• SignFile in WinGetSourceCreator now supports an optional RFC 3161 timestamp server via the new TimestampServer property on the Signature model. When set, signtool.exe is called with /tr <url> /td sha256, embedding a countersignature timestamp so that signed packages remain valid after the signing certificate expires.
• File and directory paths passed to signtool.exe and makeappx.exe are now quoted, fixing failures when paths contain spaces.
• DSC export now correctly exports WinGet Admin Settings

What's Changed

• Report skipped upgrades when install technology differs (upgrade --all) by Ryan Johnson (@AMDphreak) in #6096
• [AI Generated] Ensure correct DSC export of admin settings by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6109
• Update default for useLatest by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6114
• Add Update commands for MCP by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6117
• Preserve overrides with export and import by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6118
• Quote winget server path before calling CreateProcess by yao-msft in #6122
• Update to spell check v26 by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6128
• Add issue types to issue templates by Demitrius Nelon (@denelon) in #6139
• Improve MOTW error handling in download flow by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6127
• Allow exporting to hidden files by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #5795
• Add thread globals for downloader thread by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6141
• Dynamically select drive for test by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6129
• Change how Truncation works by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6142
• Admin setting and group policy for configuration processor path argument by JohnMcPMS in #6119
• Add comments to loc strings by Flor Chacón (@florelis) in #6150
• Move XML ref ahead by JohnMcPMS in #6154
• Add policy for notifying authors of Localization Restriction by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6156
• Dont log failures to get font title info by David Bennett (@dkbennett) in #6163
• [ListCommand] Fix --source filter not restricting list output to specified source by Madhusudhan-MSFT in #6159
• Improved manifest validations for MSI and Windows Feature names by JohnMcPMS in #6170

New Contributors

• Ryan Johnson (@AMDphreak) made their first contribution in #6096

Full Changelog: v1.29.140-preview...v1.29.160-preview

This is a preview build of WinGet for those interested in trying out upcoming features and fixes. While it has had some use and should be free of major issues, it may have bugs or usability problems. If you find any, please help us out by filing an issue.

New in v1.29

New Feature: Source Priority

With this feature, one can assign a numerical priority to sources when added or later through the source edit
command. Sources with higher priority are sorted first in the list of sources, which results in them getting put first
in the results if other things are equal.

Beyond the ability to slightly affect the result ordering, commands that primarily target available packages
(largely install) will now prefer to use a single result from a source with higher priority rather than prompting for
disambiguation from the user. Said another way, if multiple sources return results but only one of those sources has
the highest priority value (and it returned only one result) then that package will be used rather than giving a
"multiple packages were found" error. This has been applied to both winget CLI and PowerShell module commands.

REST result match criteria update

Along with the source priority change, the results from REST sources (like msstore) now attempt to correctly set the
match criteria that factor into the result ordering. This will prevent them from being sorted to the top automatically.

Minor Features

--no-progress flag

Added a new --no-progress command-line flag that disables all progress reporting (progress bars and spinners). This flag is universally available on all commands and takes precedence over the visual.progressBar setting. Useful for automation scenarios or when running WinGet in environments where progress output is undesirable.

Authenticated GitHub API requests in PowerShell module

The PowerShell module now automatically uses GH_TOKEN or GITHUB_TOKEN environment variables to authenticate GitHub API requests. This significantly increases the GitHub API rate limit, preventing failures in CI/CD pipelines. Use -Verbose to see which token is being used.

Bug Fixes

• SignFile in WinGetSourceCreator now supports an optional RFC 3161 timestamp server via the new TimestampServer property on the Signature model. When set, signtool.exe is called with /tr <url> /td sha256, embedding a countersignature timestamp so that signed packages remain valid after the signing certificate expires.
• File and directory paths passed to signtool.exe and makeappx.exe are now quoted, fixing failures when paths contain spaces.

What's Changed

• docs: fix multiple documentation issues (#5296, #5921, #5108, #4372, #5867) by John Kennedy (@GrantMeStrength) in #6110
• Revert help link in DscCommand by JohnMcPMS in #6111
• Update Moq, curl, and c-ares by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6112
• Add Timeserver Support for SourceCreator and support spaces in paths and file names by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in #6113

New Contributors

• John Kennedy (@GrantMeStrength) made their first contribution in #6110

Full Changelog: v1.29.70-preview...v1.29.140-preview