Installing or updating Winget using PowerShell is a quick, reproducible task—once you have the right script. While modern Windows 11 systems include Winget by default, the version bundled with your OS may be outdated. Using the methods above (especially the GitHub .msixbundle approach), you can ensure you have the latest features, security patches, and performance improvements.
# Expand the bundle Expand-Archive -Path "winget.msixbundle" -DestinationPath "expanded"
is Microsoft’s official command-line tool that allows you to discover, install, upgrade, and configure applications on Windows 10 and Windows 11. While it now ships by default with modern Windows versions (starting from Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows 11), many users—especially those running older builds, Windows Server, or lightweight Windows images—still find that winget is missing or severely outdated. install winget using powershell updated
Install-Module -Name Microsoft.WinGet.Client -Force Repair-WinGet -Force
| Error | Solution | |-------|----------| | Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed | Another user has the package. Use -ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion | | Invoke-RestMethod : The response content cannot be parsed | Check your internet / proxy settings. Use [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 before the Invoke call | | winget is not recognized | Close and reopen PowerShell as Admin. Or add %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps to your PATH | | Access Denied | You are not running PowerShell as Administrator | | Package repository is corrupt | Run winget source reset --force | Installing or updating Winget using PowerShell is a
To check for an outdated version, compare your version with the latest Winget release on GitHub. As of early 2025, the stable version is or higher.
start ms-windows-store://pdp/?productid=9NBLGGH4NNS1 # Expand the bundle Expand-Archive -Path "winget
# Run as Administrator $githubUrl = "https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/latest" $release = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $githubUrl $asset = $release.assets | Where-Object $_.name -like "*.msixbundle" $downloadUrl = $asset.browser_download_url $output = "$env:TEMP\winget.msixbundle"