# A New PC from One File: \`winget export\` and \`import\`

winget export writes the list of apps on a PC to a JSON file, which PowerShell can read and change with ConvertFrom-Json and ConvertTo-Json -Depth, and winget import installs every app on the list on a new PC in one command.

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- Category: PowerShell
- Level: Journeyman
- Tags: convertto-json, JSON, operating-system, powershell, winget, winget-export, winget-import
- Updated: November 10, 2026

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