winget

noun

say it: “WIN-get” /ˈwɪnɡɛt/

The Windows Package Manager: a command that finds, installs and updates programs for you.

What is winget?

winget — The Windows Package Manager. One typed command finds, downloads and installs a program, with no installer to click through, and winget upgrade updates what it installed.

winget install Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.10
winget upgrade --all

In a sentence

• “Instead of clicking through an installer, I typed one winget command and the .NET SDK was installed.”

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Updated October 28, 2026