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How to Easily Install and Manage Apps with the WinGet Command in Windows 11

Explains how to install apps from the command line using 'WinGet', the Windows 11 package manager. Introduces the steps to quickly deploy and manage major software like Chrome, VSCode, and Slack via the command line.

Prerequisites

Windows 11

Steps

  1. Install App Installer from the Microsoft Store https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NBLGGH4NNS1
  2. Install apps from the command prompt
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    winget install Google.Chrome
    

Main Apps that Can Be Installed

  • Google Chrome (command winget install Google.Chrome)
  • Microsoft Edge (command winget install Microsoft.Edge)
  • Microsoft Teams (command winget install Microsoft.Teams)
  • Microsoft Office (command winget install Microsoft.Office)
  • Visual Studio Code (command winget install vscode)
  • Slack (command winget install SlackTechnologies.Slack)
  • Discord (command winget install Discord.Discord)
  • Docker Desktop (command winget install Docker.DockerDesktop)
  • Git (command winget install Git)
  • 7zip (command winget install 7zip)
  • VLC (command winget install VideoLAN.VLC)

References

Use the winget tool to install and manage applications

Aside

I thought I could install Paint.Net too, but I wasn’t able to.

https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/118574-please-add-paintnet-to-the-available-packages-for-windows-package-manager-winget/

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