How To Search For Apps In Windows Package Manager

So in this article, we bring you a tutorial on how to search for apps in Windows Package Manager. It shows apps from both the Winget repository and the Microsoft Store. Here’s how it works:

Search and Install Apps Using Winget

Go ahead and install Windows Package Manager on your Windows PC. If it’s already installed, move to the next step. Now, to search for apps in Windows Package Manager, use the search command, as shown below. For example, I searched for Firefox.

The Windows Package Manager looked for Firefox in the Winget repository, Microsoft Store, and displayed the results matching the search keyword.

Now, to view details of a particular package, we can run the view command. You can find the unique “app_id” from the “Id” column.

Now to install the app, simply run the install command. That’s it.

How to Update Apps Using Winget

Now, if you want to search for installed apps using Winget, the below command will list all the installed apps on your system. Then, you can choose the ones you wish to update.
Finally, if you want to update all the existing apps on your Windows 10 or 11 PC, you can run the below command.
This is all you have to do to search for apps in Windows Package Manager using the Winget tool. I am increasingly using Winget over Microsoft Store to quickly find apps and install them. Managing the packages and upgrading them is also quite effortless with Winget.
If you wish to learn how to uninstall apps using Windows Package Manager, follow the tutorial we have linked here. This will allow you to debloat your PC and make the system perform much better. If you have any questions, let us know in the comment section below.