WinGet is one of the best additions to Windows in a long time. For years, power users had been clamoring for a proper package manager along the lines of what Linux offers, and options did exist from ...

Linux has spoiled me over the last 26 years concerning installing applications, as it has had a command-line package installation program (apt-get) since 1999. Apt-get made it incredibly easy to ...

João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also love all things tech and videogames, especially Nintendo, which he's always ...

Ever since he got his first smartphone, the legendary Nokia 6600, back in 2005, Goran became obsessed with technology. This obsession had only gotten worse after he received his first gaming PC a ...

While you can deal with Windows bloatware in a variety of ways, one of the fastest, most straightforward methods to uninstall preinstalled apps you don't need is WinGet, a Windows package manager you ...

The WinGet command, which taps into the Windows Package Manager, makes it a breeze to keep applications up to date in Windows 10 and 11. Here’s how to use it. For more than two years, I’ve been ...

WinGet ships with Windows 11, and most people never open it. That is understandable, since Microsoft buried it behind a command line and did almost nothing to advertise it. Installing an app in one ...

Rich Hein is a veteran technology journalist with more than two decades covering developer, consumer and enterprise topics. Rich's career has been dedicated to service journalism, connecting readers ...

Microsoft has finally revealed a long requested feature; a Windows package manager called Winget that allows you to easily install applications from the command line. Commonly used in Linux to install ...

Publishing to WinGet is the recommended distribution method for Command Palette extensions. When your extension is listed on WinGet with the correct tag, users can discover and install it directly ...