Microsoft releases WinGet 1.5.441 preview update: optimize PowerShell module, add fixed package experimental function

CTOnews.com February 15, Microsoft released the latest preview version of WinGet 1.5.441 today. The new version mainly updates the PowerShell module, optimizes cmdlet output, and adds experimental support for fixed package (package pinning).

The CTOnews.com translation update log is as follows:

This is the second development version for Win10 (1809 and later) and Win11 after Windows Package Manager 1.4. This version is available for Windows Insider Dev Channel Preview and Windows Package Manager Insiders.

Some new experimental features such as fixed package (package pinning) are enabled in the new version, and users can run winget features to see which experimental features are enabled or disabled.

Add the following to your settings (winget settings) file, after which you can start the package pinning feature:

"experimentalFeatures": {"pinning": true, "dependencies": true, "directMSI": true, "uninstallPreviousArgument": true,}, this update introduces an early preview version of the Microsoft.WinGet.Client PowerShell module. Key new features include:

A bag can be fixed.

Open the log file or provide an export path

Display enabled / disabled administrative settings in the confirmation string

The latest preview of WinGet 1.5.441 is available at https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/tag/v1.5.441-preview.

Windows package Manager is a free and open source software package manager developed by Microsoft for Win10. It consists of a command-line utility and a set of services that install the application. Independent software vendors can use it as a distribution channel for software packages.

Users can use the winget command line tool on Windows 10 and Windows 11 computers to discover, install, upgrade, remove, and configure applications. This tool is the client interface of the Windows package Manager service.