Installing this package will give you the WinGet client, but it will not enable automatic updates from the Microsoft Store. Install the Windows Desktop App Installer package located on the Releases page for the winget repository. Use a Microsoft Account (MSA) to sign up for the Windows Package Manager Insiders Program. Use a Microsoft Account (MSA), work, school or Azure Active Directory (AAD) account to sign up for the Windows Insider Dev Channel.

To try the latest Windows Package Manager features, you can install the latest preview build of the winget command line tool in one of the following ways: Windows App Installer includes the production version of the winget tool. If you have recently logged in as a user for the first time and find that winget is not yet available, you can open PowerShell and enter the following command to request this winget registration: Add-AppxPackage -RegisterByFamilyName -MainPackage Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe. The winget tool will not be available until you have logged into Windows as a user for the first time, triggering Microsoft Store to register Windows Package Manager as part of an asynchronous process. The winget command line tool is only supported on Wind(build 16299) or later at this time.

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