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Dem still dey call am windows package manager, app installer winget

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Di App Installer command line. Di process na winget.exe. Settings > Apps dey use am for current Windows. E no be Chocolatey.

Wetin you need know

WinGet na Microsoft CLI. Chocolatey na different, older manager.

WinGet dey come follow App Installer. Run winget.exe from prompt. Settings > Apps dey use am for current Windows. Chocolatey na choco.exe from chocolatey.org. Scoop na anoda third-party manager.

Wetin e be?
Microsoft package-manager CLI
Di same as Chocolatey?
No. choco.exe na different manager
Where e dey stay?
App Installer. Settings > Apps dey use am
Feex tok say
If di command na winget, I go stay ontop Microsoft client. I no go mix dat line with choco install except say na Chocolatey you mean. Di Store window na choice.

Wetin be WinGet?

winget.exe na di Windows Package Manager client. App Installer na di Store package wey dey provide am. choco.exe na Chocolatey Software older community manager.

If you never use am before

If guide talk say "winget install", WinGet na Microsoft package manager. E dey come follow App Installer for current Windows. Open prompt make you run winget. Settings > Apps dey use am for some installs. E no be Chocolatey (choco.exe), e no be Scoop, and e no be di Store window.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Search and install from di winget source

winget search and winget install. Chocolatey dey use choco install and different community repo.

Upgrade packages wey Settings > Apps fit see too

winget upgrade --all na CLI habit. Di Store UI na different window.

Export and import lists

winget export na Microsoft list format. packages.config file na Chocolatey, no be dis one.

Na who e dey for?

  • People wey dey follow one-line install command from Microsoft
  • Anybody wey dia Settings > Apps install use di package manager
  • Users wey dey choose between winget, Chocolatey, and Scoop

Current status

WinGet (2020) na current package manager from Microsoft Corporation. Di vendor still dey direct Windows users go https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/package-manager/winget/.

How old e be?

WinGet preview enter for 2020. Chocolatey start for 2011. Scoop for 2013. For current Windows 11, App Installer many times dey already get winget.exe. Windows 7 PC no go get dis one inside box.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

App Installer / winget stable
Preview

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Windows 10 1809+ with App Installer, according to Microsoft. Current Windows 11 normal-normal already get am
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
E dey follow di installer wey e launch
Network demand
Dey download packages

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
winget.exe Package manager CLI
WindowsPackageManagerServer.exe Package manager service host for some builds

Startup components

winget.exe na CLI. E no suppose sit down for Startup. Di package manager service fit run when Windows need am.

File locations

Common WinGet locations
Typical install C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe

File formats

YAML manifests inside di community repo. Export JSON/text lists

Common wahala dem

dem no recognize winget

Install or update App Installer from Store, or use di GitHub bundle wey Microsoft document. Chocolatey no go add winget.exe.

Package id no match Chocolatey id

winget search dey use Microsoft catalog. choco search na anoda world entirely.

How to get unstuck

where.exe winget. If e missing, update App Installer from Store

Na di Microsoft client be dat. chocolatey.org na di oda manager if na choco you bin want.

winget source list if installs fail

Source wey spoil na WinGet config matter. Scoop buckets na different tool.

No replace winget.exe from random zip

Use Microsoft Learn or di Store App Installer. Ninite na one-time builder, no be repair tool.

Alternatives

Chocolatey for di older community repo. Scoop for user-folder tools. Microsoft Store for GUI. Ninite for one-time bundle.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download learn.microsoft.com/windows/package-manager/winget/ Official installer or vendor page
Help learn.microsoft.com/windows/package-manager/ Vendor support
Official site learn.microsoft.com/windows/package-manager/winget/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Any current Windows 10 or 11 PC wey get App Installer. Network matter pass RAM.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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