How To Install Windows Package Manager On Windows 10 And 11

Install Windows Package Manager (Winget) on Windows 10 and 11

To install the Windows Package Manager, you need to install App Installer (Free) from the Microsoft Store. On Windows 11, it should be already installed. If it requires an update, go ahead and update it right away to get the latest version of Winget.

Now that Winget is installed on your PC, open Command Prompt, Windows Terminal, or Windows PowerShell. Here, type the below command and press Enter. It should return the version number, which means Winget is installed on your Windows 10/11 PC.

How to Use Winget on Windows 10 and 11

To search an app using the Windows Package Manager, you need to run the below command. Make sure to replace appname with whatever you are searching for.

Now, to install the app using Winget on Windows 10 and 11, run the below command. Make sure to replace app_id with the name under the “Id” column.

To download an app using Windows Package Manager, run the below command. The setup file will be saved to the Downloads folder.

You can also run the show command to view the details of an app inside the Terminal. Of course, you need to replace the app_id with the actual app ID.

To uninstall an app using Winget aka Windows Package Manager, you simply need to run the uninstall command.

To display all the installed packages, run this command.

To upgrade an installed package, you need to use the below command.

To find packages for which updates are available, run the below command. To update all the pending apps, run the second command.

To find more Winget commands, run this command or go to Microsoft’s documentation of the winget-cli tool (visit).

So this is how you can install the Windows Package Manager on Windows 10 and 11 PCs. Windows 11 users already have it installed but if you have not updated it, go ahead and do it immediately. Not only for installing packages on the go, Winget is also a nifty tool for downloading popular Windows 11 apps. Moreover, if you are facing any issues, let us know in the comments section below.