Install-WinGet¶

SYNOPSIS¶

Install Winget (beta)

SYNTAX¶

__AllParameterSets¶

Install-WinGet [[-DownloadPath] <string>] [-DownloadOnly] [-KeepDownload] [<CommonParameters>]

ALIASES¶

This cmdlet has the following aliases, {{Insert list of aliases}}

DESCRIPTION¶

Install WinGet on Windows Sandbox (or on builds of Windows 10 prior to build 1709 that did not ship with it preinstalled). This script exists mostly as an exercise, as there are already many ways to install WinGet.

EXAMPLES¶

EXAMPLE 1¶

Install-WinGet

EXAMPLE 2¶

Install-WinGet -KeepDownload

Installs WinGet and keeps the downloaded AppX packages.

PARAMETERS¶

-DownloadOnly¶

Download the packages without installing them (optional).

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
DefaultValue: False
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-DownloadPath¶

Path of the directory to save the downloaded packages in (optional).

Type: System.String
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 0
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-KeepDownload¶

Keep the downloaded packages (optional).

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
DefaultValue: False
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

CommonParameters¶

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS¶

OUTPUTS¶

NOTES¶

Author: Sam Erde Version: 0.1.0 Modified: 2024-10-23

To Do: - Check for newer versions of packages on GitHub - Error handling - Create the target folder if it does not already exist