The Best Windows Feature You’re Not Using

[@techquickie]

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[@anonymoususerinterface]

No I most certainly will not. Thank you.

[@rockets4kids]

FYI, in Linux the package manager is separate from the user interface. This is why the same package management system can be controlled from the command line *or* multiple different GUIs.

[@Lanzetsu]

I mainly use Chocolatey

[@SuplexCityF5]

Can someone make a GUI version of winget please? Thanks

[@K0D0R0]

@@SuplexCityF5 were you banned on Google?

[@Blex_040]

Honorable mention for Chocolatey which already did that for many many years on windows - just not as a standard built-in feature but as a community tool that you had to install with one command

[@benbou]

Still better than Winget if you need to install apps to remote machines, like with Ansible. For some reason, Microsoft do not support that (I hope it will be fixed some day... But the issue it's open since May 2020).

[@SergeantSam3D]

i mainly use scoop

[@lazymass]

Yeah still use it, but some SW is not updated there very regularly, which sucks

[@DryPaperHammerBro]

And Scoop!

[@gasparsigma]

Glad to see Chocolatey getting appreciated in the comments

[@Midcon77]

I would love more of these types of "advanced user stuff made easy" videos. Really found this one useful - thank you!

[@uss_04]

LTT viewers learning Linux Tech Tips

[@MrVayolence]

Niiice

[@jacobgames3412]

LTT is a short form of Linux Tech Tips

[@vrunk11]

@@jacobgames3412 linus*

[@Hiddenus1]

@@jacobgames3412 Thats... the joke. You know that right? Or its for those who don't know that?

[@prince_julius]

@@Hiddenus1 It's short for LinuS Tech Tips. :)

[@AnastasiyaSoyka]

Winget isn't a traditional package manager, like apt-get or pacman. The winget repository is just a giant collection of manifest files, each of which contains metadata about the package, as well as a URL which tells winget where to download the actual package. This is different from Unix package managers, where all of the packages are actually stored and fetched from a dedicated package repository. Winget still handles installing the package like a normal package manager would, but this is still an important difference. It should be noted that some organizations don't allow winget to fetch packages from their servers, and winget also doesn't currently support packages which are distributed as an archive file, like ZIP or TAR.

[@hubertnnn]

Let me introduce: AUR

[@waldolemmer]

On Gentoo, the repository only contains build instructions (.ebuild files), and all the actual packages are on a mirror of their own

[@moaidhathot]

Actually it does support Zip files. A lot of the Github packages are via Zip.

[@Linkman8912]

So, I'm hearing that this is just a less safe way, I don't really see an advantage.

[@DjMistaV]

Kinda like brew on Mac or is my understanding of brew lacking?

[@Convexified]

If you are just looking for the syntax: winget upgrade --all (For updates) winget export -o (to export a list of all the programs in your PC recognized by winget, the output should be a path that ends in a .json file) winget import -i (to import a list of programs like the one created with the command above) Eventually you can add the options --accept-package-agreements and --accept-source-agreements winget search (to search if a program is available to install via winget, is the name of the program you are looking for) winget uninstall (to uninstall a program recognized by winget, is it’s app id number, you can see it through winget list) Be careful when installing or uninstalling anything!

[@RonSwanson2016]

Don't forget winget install/upgrade -i for the interactive installer, for the times you want a custom install location, unchecking the "start menu icons" buttons, etc.

[@levoniust]

Is there a way to export the list onto a USB drive put it on to another computer to download the updates onto the flash drive and then plug that flash drive back into the air gap primary computer to update the programs?

[@wlfbck20]

>winget export -o also known as "how to list all software on your computer, because winget doesnt have shit". Most amazingly a shitload of windows apps (even ones that came with windows 11!).

[@YanickGirouard]

NEVER use the --all switch unless you want to risk Windows overwriting licensed software with unregistered versions. It happened to me with a MobaXterm Terminal software that I had a paid license for and it overwrote it with the latest version which I didn't have a paid license for... It doesn't prompt for anything and just updates everything. So use at your own risk!

[@jase_allen]

@@YanickGirouard In that case, you can tell winget to install the specific version you do have a license for and uninstall the current version before doing so.

[@SashikaSandeepa]

there is a gui for winget called unigetui

[@MrSuspicious0]

This program is a fucking game changer, keeps everything on your pc up to date for you, such an incredible tool

[@plankera]

Noted.

[@s4yto]

this program is GOATED

[@tarikbleak]

@@MrSuspicious0 Also helps you export your program list and install it on another pc directly from the command line amazing!

[@MrSuspicious0]

@@tarikbleak yeah it's super helpful for setting up a new pc, used it myself a couple months ago when I built my new rig, after about 30 minutes it looked like I had just kept the boot drive, is a fantastic utility. Open source community is goated.

[@MattariOnline]

I knew about winget, but I didn't know "winget upgrade -all" not only existed but works on stuff downloaded manually or even prior. That's pretty awesome tbh.

[@Catsrules1]

Yeah, I tried Chocolatey in the past, but it seemed to get messy if I had already installed things and installed them outside of Chocolatey. Maybe I am wrong about this but that is kind of the impression on got. I think there might have been an option to fix this but required the paid version.

[@divinezmuz]

Or just use UnigetUI which lets you use a couple of package managers like winget, scoop, chocolatey to perform all such functions inside a neat and sleak ui. Also, its an open source software.

[@Soccera0]

Though it is MIT if you prefer GPL or BSD.

[@Kynatosh]

​@@Soccera0 isn't MIT more permissive than a GPL? Wouldn't be a problem then

[@LovecraftianGodsKiller]

​@@KynatoshIn short, MIT means it's open source and people are allowed to do whatever they want with the software like fork it for their own thing and even commercialise it. GPL (my favorite License) means it's open source but any forks of the software must also use the same exact license. In the end, either one doesn't matter. I personally would prefer if it used the GPL license, but I'm also not a Windows user (I use Arch BTW) so I don't care either way.

[@goldug]

I came here to say the same thing. However, there are a few instances where an upgrade or installation can fail and it doesn't really do a good job of telling the user *why* it failed. Most often it's a broken link in the repository. Also, a minor grievance of mine is that it constantly requires you to allow each installer to install due to UAC. That's the biggest difference from apt-get in debian/ubuntu from a user standpoint. Yes, it's for safety, but I want to begin an update before going to work or something and have it be done when I get home.

[@m4nc1n1]

They are the same thing. Just changed their name. It is on the Microsoft Store also

[@brietman_]

Don't forget uniget. It can also install chocolatey packages.

[@SixtySixHundred-1982]

Worked like a charm unsurprisingly. Updated everything while I was watching this video. It did all the installations silently too so there was none of the clicking involved with installing/updating applications. Thank you for this information. I will be using this regularly. 👍

[@Callofdootie]

Robocopy was a great discovery for me when I had to copy a large amount of files.

[@chrisliva6841]

it’s da best

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Not just that. It's great for having some sort of a backup in a different location and update that every now and then, simply because you can make it exclude copying the files that are already there and only just copy entirely new ones or ones that already exist, but are older than the source ones. I used that method for a few years to move entire games into a Ramdisk before SSDs were a thing and me being about 20% cooler than others and had copious amounts of RAM, actually use it. After the session, I'd write the stuff back with a robocopy script which usually was just save files, some logs and maybe altered config files, screenshots and stuff.

[@rpsmith]

RoboCopy is my favorite windows utility that I would be lost without!

[@prezentoappr1171]

I use it to backup my Syncthing folders

[@Trooper10231]

I was using xcopy for decades. Then some college kid asked me why not robocopy? I looked it up. Took off my glasses, and thumped my forehead onto my desk. What I get for not keeping myself up to date with the very shell commands I swear by. 😅

[@devinwooley3575]

Windows teaching Linux basics for those who want to switch.

[@MyouKyuubi]

ikr? it's amazing! :D

[@Feynt]

Going to be very relevant in about 11 months. Windows 10 updates ending in October is just encouraging Linux adoption, and knowing that Winget is a thing and learning how to use it in Windows will just make the transition to Linux that much easier.

[@Chris-rg6nm]

@@Feynt Nobody is switching to Linux because of that, they aren't children

[@abdalnablse10]

​@@Chris-rg6nmYep, as a linux user this did sound weird, people don't need baby steps given from windows. Simply read or watch a tutorial online if you want to switch.

[@kahtyman7293]

​@@Feyntyeah... No, I'll just stick to windows 10 for eternity or switch back to 7 or 8.1

[@Aeturnalis]

2:42 skip ad

[@ThePlayerOfGames]

Legend thank you!

[@Trooper10231]

Based.

[@a.k3771]

Thanks bro...

[@epsileth]

Unigetui, formerly wingetui is a free package manager Gui that can do all of this.

[@DrewWalton]

It's a wrapper around winget and others, it isn't a package manager.

[@epsileth]

@DrewWalton it's a package manager, and supports several sources, like winget, chocolatey, scoop, and others.

[@epsileth]

​​@@DrewWaltonit's a package manager, includes multiple sources, including chocolatey and winget.

[@DrewWalton]

@@epsileth no, it's a GUI wrapper around other package managers.

[@epsileth]

@@DrewWalton talk to the devs then, it's a package manager using several sources.

[@Abdullx200]

I have been using winget for a while and it's pretty nice. So a big feature is when you sometimes upgrade old devices to windows 10 or 11 they don't get the Microsoft store or any needed apps like the camera, photos, videos and so on. And as far as I can see the best way to install these is through winget, you use winget run (the site) and copy and paste the command to install

[@fuj1n]

Windows 10 out of the box does not come with WinGet, it ships with a newer version of the App Installer than what Windows 10 ships with, meaning that it is only available after the app installer is updated (usually happens pretty quickly automatically). Since the app installer is upgraded through the Microsoft Store, I'd guess if your installation does not have it for whatever reason, you may be SoL.

[@lyndenp]

One of the most useful how to vids I have watched all year. Thanks heaps!

[@JustSomeGuy009]

1) there are GUI tools for winget that allow search, install, update, etc. Like a storefront for the winget community repo or any other repo you want to add. 2) when talking with Microsoft, they told me that the community repo isn't something thry personally maintain and they push it onto the developer. 3) packages can actually be put up by people that have no affiliation with the software development. This same thing happens in the Microsoft store. 4) points 2 & 3 open up some fundamental concerns around security IMO. 5) winget can install packages from the community repo that are more traditional installers, but it also can list Microsoft store packages for install (msstore). 6) historically there have been issues with how packages can be installed, user or machine based installs. While they've added flags there are still issues because the software packages themselves don't have to support or honor any of this. With all that said I used winget in a business environment and personal use for many years now and I like it. Used choco before it which was also good.

[@tobcyxob]

Wow, a content for Advanced Joe on a Techquicke! Much appreciated! I've could've used command when I migrated some 2011 workstations at work to a new platform.

[@chip43]

Just got, as in 4 years ago? Winget has been around for a while

[@benbou]

Indeed, but IIRC it's took a while before it was included by default in Windows. Sure it was not difficult to install, but when not there by default it's not really an OS feature.

[@WigglyWings]

@@benbou It was included in win 10 iirc.

[@bluephreakr]

Symbolic linking wasn't a thing Windows users were able to do with NTFS until its foundations were included in Windows XP, and even after Vista included the mklink tool, people _still_ don't know how to use it, and in spite of GUI tools link Link Shell Extension being a thing, it's not a thing people discuss in the mainstream. hHich is kind of sad, because you can do some awesome cloud service tricks with them and de-duplicate like files by replacing them with symlinks. Though, you'll wanna make sure while de-duplicating, you get MD5 hashes for all files you are working with; one may match by name, but not by content and the content hashing would really help with that.

[@QwertySpaceOfficial]

​@@WigglyWingsno, for the most part it's not been included in windows 10 by default

[@Feynt]

Can confirm, winget required me to manually install it via an install package a few years ago. It may be standard now, which is great, but it wasn't. Also drawing attention to it and using the command line will just help newb users get used to doing this kind of thing when they give up on win10 next year, can't upgrade to 11, and swap to Linux because Valve has made Steam OS viable for gaming.

[@bummers]

It's been a while since I found a useful windows tip online. Today is one of those days! Thank you for sharing winget. :)

[@its_momo_5995]

actually quite useful, i as a windows user who's doing Computer Science have downloaded stuff via winget but also chocolately (another windows package manager)

[@ngspace9829]

Just use Linux atp

[@noredine]

@@ngspace9829 no

[@xgui4-studios]

@@ngspace9829 i wich i could but i cant due to my cs study require windows.... it might be the same with op

[@its_momo_5995]

Im not fully committed, i like the reassurance i get from using windows since forever, might eventually dualboot/switch, but not now​@@ngspace9829

[@mihirbhagat54]

This Winget thing was an article on XDA few days back before this video got out. But still I was not aware about the import & export feature. Good video 👍

[@LaloSRx]

Damn, can’t believe they’re shutting this channel down.

[@Marc.Google]

This is SUPER helpful! I’m using this from now on, thanks James and LTT.

[@KuruGDI]

Can I use winget to uninstall Edge?

[@iris4547]

youd probably break windows doing that.

[@hackbarrow]

you can in the EU

[@charginginprogresss]

In the Eu you can do it from the apps in settings

[@xgui4-studios]

no i did try thought ...

[@xgui4-studios]

@@iris4547 not really you can easily re-install it via winget

[@TalonIV]

This is a great video! Found 28 updates - Way easier than doing them one by one! Please do more videos like this!

[@DeadPixel1105]

Yeah, I've messed around with the Windows package manager. A few years ago when I was also messing around with Linux distros just for fun.

[@jeremygodwin8701]

Another useful tip. When doing a fresh install of windows don’t forget if you have a second screen ran through your wall on top of the refrigerator in the next room.

[@marlonese]

We hated Linux Users for they spoke the truth. Package managers are undoubtedly the best way to install software

[@rockets4kids]

Linux users will also tell you that package managers are their own unique nightmare when you are trying to work with shared libraries.

[@Tommy-T448]

Graphical Package managers are best. CLI ones are still annoying.

[@TragicGFuel]

@@Tommy-T448 skill issue, honestly

[@Tommy-T448]

@@TragicGFuel It's funny that Linux elites are often intimidated by anything that makes users' space nicer and easier to use.

[@Korixon.]

@@Tommy-T448 I find CLI ones better for when I know what I want to get, but ill use the Graphical Package manager if I am trying to find something similar to it

[@dastrikeofsweden]

I have been aware of winget for a while but not really used it. These simple tips you provided will help me keep it more in mind to use more frequently.

[@MylesHamlyn]

There's an app for that... Uniget UI. It has a GUI and Incl several repositories.

[@giuliani3570]

this was an awesome video. I used it and upgraded a bunch of stuff on my laptop. Thanks.

[@GeneralGroggy]

We need something like this, but for drivers 😢

[@ngspace9829]

(Linux)

[@notjustforhackers4252]

Meanwhile in Linux..... ALL your drivers are built in already, plug and play ( apart from NVIDIA ).

[@arthurpizza]

@@notjustforhackers4252 "sudo apt install nvidia-driver" And we're done.

[@Soccera0]

@@notjustforhackers4252 I have had some issues with hardware video decoding on AMD without an extra package in the past but on Intel it's been great.

[@Trinket_Master]

​@@notjustforhackers4252 meanwhile in windows all your applications are supported without needing the expertise to set up wine and the rosary beads to pray your applications don't need anything but the bare minimum or they won't work

[@deusexaethera]

I do know about it, yes. It's very handy. Though sometimes you have to uninstall apps and then reinstall them specifically using "winget install" before winget will be able to update them in the future.

[@notme222]

KZbin just tried to show me an unskippable 2:30 commercial before this (4:24) video. So much for me trying not to use a blocker.

[@Feynt]

Yup, this is why I don't go without one. My worst record was two back to back 2 minute videos before a 3 minute quick video tutorial. Couldn't skip because I was afk. If it was just 5 to 10 seconds ads, I'll sit through that, but I'm not doing more ad time than video time, and I don't want to risk it anymore.

[@mr.cantillasz1912]

Me with brave browser and YT ReVAnced:what ads?

[@MethLord]

This tip was genuinely helpful.

[@Kaffeinated11]

Windows users discovering Linux features...

[@zackzeed]

😂

[@jakeparker918]

Man, I'm discovering this. I had no idea Windows had this. Been using it on Linux for a while

[@notCAMD]

Microsoft making Windows users more familiar with Linux

[@ZlotyCK89]

Soo we have sudo and package manager. I guess what is next

[@bgezal]

Linux user: I am superior because I have one package manager that came preinstalled with my OS, that connects to one repository. Windows user: I have 12 software update programs installed and one that's OS included. The entire internet is my repository.

[@Syntaxa]

Dude, I love the way this guy does videos!! He explains in an "argumentative/I told you so" format. I do the same thing at work. LOL!!

[@Guy-Zero]

Im confused about that "recently" part. Ive been using it for maybe 2 years at this point?

[@TheRealDuckofDeath]

You see, the universe was created 15 billion years ago, or 6,000 years ago, depending on if you're into science or fantasy. Did the dinosaurs have Winget? Nope. And look at what happened to them.

[@Guy-Zero]

@@TheRealDuckofDeath Clearly, they should have used Linux. Stupid dinosaurs.

[@Als3ful]

Been using it for a while, but thanks for the reminder to keep the softwares up to date.

[@corypixley2173]

Rip techquicke 2024

[@TheInternetHelpdeskPlays]

Ive been using winget for a few months now. Its so much more thorough than any other method i love it, great for networked machines.

[@RocketSlug]

Curious about this versus something like Chocolatey

[@minecraftchest1]

Choclaty is a proper package manager from what I understand. Winget just runs installers.

[@Scribblescrabble0]

Chocolatey is much better. I've used the paid version at work with things like chef and puppet and the free version at home for years. Chocolatey has any more packages and older versions if you need a specific version of something. Plus, choco is a shorter command than winget 😄

[@benbou]

​@@Scribblescrabble0 Using Winget is not possible with Ansible (not working through WinRM). The git issue is open since May 2020... So yeah, choco is still the clear winner.

[@Comenta-san]

😯good stuff. As a kid I thought I'd never like code, but the more I learn it the more I like it

[@DanielJenkinsP]

Warning is extra: Remember Linus uninstalling his whole IU trying Linux? Let the people break their systems by removing packages and create the same mayhem Linus did!

[@ThePlayerOfGames]

Yeah but no. And that was due to a specific flaw in the way system76 modified the Steam installation for their distribution which they fixed years ago

[@freelifeproductions]

this made my saturday worth it. all up to date now. thank you

[@mauinokaoi8747]

I dont like that they use 'UPGRADE' instead of 'UPDATE' as the command, because your not always getting an upgrade

[@Soccera0]

Generally update just means syncing with the repos.

[@epickh64]

In Linux, for example, you use 'update' for refreshing the list of updates that exist. That word thus is already 'occupied', making 'upgrade' the only option. I think Microsoft just copied that.

[@mauinokaoi8747]

@@epickh64 Okay, Chocolatey uses 'UPGRADE' too

[@Soccera0]

@@mauinokaoi8747 chocolaty using a non standard syntax doesn't make it "correct".

[@TCAtrevor]

typing "update" works as well, there's aliases like that for some of the subcommands

[@danthewolfdanthewolf9649]

just started ordering parts for a new pc build, glad i know the export import feature now thx

[@theaninova]

Microsoft desperately trying not to lose the last few developers using their platform

[@xgui4-studios]

and nerd

[@lazymass]

And it works, I will happily stay, Linux is just not for me and Mac is done by Apple which I don't want to get into (I would feel like somebody just wants all my money all the time)

[@andrew7720]

The last who? Maybe you only have in mind web devs. You do realize that there are whole multi-bn$ industries that run only on windows right? The world doesnt just run on the web dev as they portray it.

[@LupusGr3y]

@@andrew7720 As a web developer I can say there is still plenty of us on Windows. Even converted one Linux user because WSL works pretty well for any Linux need without actually needing to use Linux and then you get the best of both worlds

[@bassyey]

That's funny. Even those jokes at stackoverflow voted Windows as their no. 1 OS of choice in the last developer survey.

[@scamperly]

Best tech quickie to date. Seriously, so helpful!

[@TuxikCE]

Laughing in GNU/Linux.

[@Soccera0]

Hello RMS

[@epickh64]

Excuse me: GNU+Linux!

[@Soccera0]

@@epickh64 RMS is OK with GNU/Linux

[@TuxikCE]

@@Soccera0 what is RMS?

[@Soccera0]

@@TuxikCE Richard M. Stallman

[@jesselong90]

aptget was/is my favorite thing about linux installs, I had no idea it was a part of windows. very nice!

[@111smd]

and if you put this in a shortcut target it will do it at a click %SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe gsudo winget upgrade --silent --all

[@ThePlayerOfGames]

I wonder if it's not worth putting that as a task that runs 60 seconds after login using the Windows version of cronjob called Scheduled Tasks

[@ZedDevStuff]

gsudo?

[@111smd]

​ @ThePlayerOfGames you can if you want to but i would not recommend it as if you ever need to be fast it will slow you down as even browsers are included ​ @ZedDevStuff i do not know if sudo will work but gsudo does so i am not changing

[@nimras85]

The export/import tip is definitely one I’ll use.

[@jreverie7018]

Is Linux a good option for doing stuff like banking and stocks? I've been wanting to be more secure when I do things like this. I have Kali Linux Thx!

[@rafal9ck817]

Basicly clown move, kali is not for that by design. Btw I used arch and use nixoS

[@notjustforhackers4252]

Yes.... but Kali Linux isn't.

[@jreverie7018]

@@rafal9ck817 thanks, good to know! I have never used Linux so I didn't know where to start, so I just installed one I had heard of before haha , oops

[@jreverie7018]

@@notjustforhackers4252 good to know :) thanks

[@Soccera0]

Pentesting your banking and stocks is not a good idea.

[@knick6666]

Winget is actually very interesting... You can update your apps with one command and even download some open source apps even if you didn't know they exist

[@VerifiedApe]

Linux users watching Windows finally promote package management in 2024 is like watching your younger sibling discover fire 🦕

[@YannickBo]

Winget was released in 2020 and before that there were 3rd party programs that practically did the same I used Chocolatey for quite some time when I dual booted Linux and Winget didn't exist yet / had a small selection

[@mattjax16]

It’s been there for a while lol

[@mattjax16]

@@YannickBoexactly ty like atleast inform yourself (not you) before commenting

[@Soccera0]

It's not new.

[@VerifiedApe]

@@YannickBo Valid point about Winget/Chocolatey! Was just laughing at a spotlight feature

[@wobblysauce]

The CMD prompt is nice and the first thing most users would want to do is get UniGetUI first. UniGetUI (formerly WingetUI)

[@Idiomatick]

I've legit never seen anyone ever use the microsoft store for anything and i've dealt with 1000s of computers.

[@5GTrevor]

so do you sit there watching the person install things on all these thousands of computers?

[@Idiomatick]

@@5GTrevor no i do computer tech support. I guarantee if you ask people to open the microsoft store they'll have no idea wtf you're talking about.

[@thatguy5233]

@@Idiomatick that's surprising but also i'm kinda glad to hear this. maybe windows will see the issue someday (that microsoft store, as far as i know, is sooo bad)

[@ZorgFS]

finally - something really useful! way to go! more that stuff!

[@sandrahiltz]

This would probably be a lot more useful if they didn't half-ass it and hide it in the command prompt and instead of having it as an icon in the start menu GUI, you know, instead of all the useless crap they have in the Windows 11 start menu now, stuff like that is why people generally hate Windows and only use it out of necessity.

[@flamedphoenix84]

thank you for this information. This is a great tool for updating. I have updated all my Windows PC now. It is great

[@thedarkdragon89]

My number one complaint about Linux is having to use the package manager to install literally anything reliably, I'm good not using Windows version of it. Linux needs the ease of installing apps like Windows has. I know most have a "store" to use, but those often don't work reliably, and sometimes not at all.

[@isaiahkern9434]

Lucky for you. That's been solved. Appimages, pretty much let you do things the windows way without running into trouble. And also, there is graphical methods of installing packages, which those methods got a lot better in the last 3 years. (The only place your going to have issues graphically is arch.)

[@LupusGr3y]

@@isaiahkern9434 Except every app developer on Linux only supports a handful of the multitudes of package formats on Linux so no matter what package manager you go with, you often are left with manual installation. And the appimage vs flatpaks vs snaps war only added a new dimension to it. On windows you download the installer, that's it.

[@SuprousOxide]

While linux has had command line package managers for a long time, and many users like to continue to use them that day. Most distributions also include as standard a graphical wrapper around the package manager, too...

[@notjustforhackers4252]

Linux package managers are also graphical. The command line interface is not a requirement to use them. So winget really isn't a package manager in the same way.

[@Soccera0]

Plenty of Linux package managers are not graphical. Take portage as an example.

[@notjustforhackers4252]

@@Soccera0 And plenty of Linux package managers ARE graphical. QED.

[@Soccera0]

@@notjustforhackers4252 You also claimed that winget isn't a package manager in the same way, so my objection is that portage is a package manager, just like apt or dnf. Therefore, winget is a package manager like apt or dnf.

[@notjustforhackers4252]

@@Soccera0 But you can use apt and dnf graphically. QED.

[@Soccera0]

@@notjustforhackers4252 My point was exactly that. Portage cannot be used graphically, unlike a package manager like apt or dnf, which can be used graphically. My point was therefore that a package manager's ability to be used graphically is irrelevant to its status as a package manager in the sense that a UNIX-like package manager is.

[@JohnSmith-kd6ip]

Cool. Learned something new. I am actually in the process of copying files from a hard drive of a broken PC onto a new laptop. This would have helped a few hours ago.

[@jfolz]

Oh yeah, winget. I member. It used to get stuck doing god knows what and eat all my CPU. THAT WAS A VERY FUN TIME So glad I escaped that hell hole.

[@God_0f_Death]

This was extremely useful, thanks a lot.

[@epickh64]

You know why I ain't using that Windows Feature? I'm part of the Linux master race.

[@ThePlayerOfGames]

❤

[@mrwensveen]

One thing I really miss on Windows is dependency management. Winget will install dependencies but never uninstall, even if it's not needed anymore. How many Microsoft Visual C++ runtimes do you have installed?

[@cosmicusstardust3300]

Winget is like the dumb version of a Linux package manager for Windows. Also lot of those packages aren't even pulled from a dedicated software repository just the shitty ms store that nobody uses or likes. Hell my current distro based on Debian has over 64961 packages on a dedicated software repository and runs on 9 architectures.

[@Soccera0]

I'm seeing 13 architectures on the Gentoo website.

[@ALLSTARDECOURO2]

ok we get it, you are a nerd

[@xgui4-studios]

most average linux user :

[@bgezal]

Well but 60000 of those are crap nobody installs.

[@moaidhathot]

Most packages are actually pulled directly from Github releases, and the Windows Store is used as a secondary source.

[@StewChicken42]

That's dope, McScruffins. Ty. I'll bookmark this sheet.

[@snowboundmage]

Eww, the windows store

[@CodeDonut]

note that it does ask `The source requires the current machine's 2-letter geographic region to be sent to the backend service to function properly (ex. "US").` before you can use it..

[@MJ-bj1gn]

first?

[@hertgsesrht3499]

I was first like. Now linus is happy

[@AntonKarpuzikov]

thank you, i hope more programmers will support this feature

[@Volnas97]

Winget is so cool. It's my main way how I'm installing and managing programs

[@mikealmogy]

Thank you! it was very good advice. BTW, if you get error 1603, then make sure that the app (like epic games) is not running in the task manager.

[@louisstanwu]

Thankyou so much for this content, works great. Thanks again.

[@ammarahmed7566]

winget and scoop are goated, even choco is good, i use winget and it even updates game launchers like ubi and ea without opening them

[@GLITCHGUITAR]

I started using winget about a year ago, and I love it.

[@levoniust]

More tech tips like this please!!!!

[@josephwhittaker2065]

That import option is a great addition! Is there a way to mass uninstall packages via a list like that as well? It would be amazing for managed systems. Also, Winget Upgrade --all will upgrade all of your locally installed packages, and in-place repair others that could be broken... like Microsoft Edge.

[@tylermoore4655]

Tech Question here Im using an optiplex as a jellyfin server (windows 10) my fist 500gb hdd is full when i add another how do i go about ((merging)?) the two example i add another 500gb hdd i want one folder with 1tb capacity

[@STOG01]

Quite a neat feature! Thank you!

[@jonasbaert]

Just what I needed to set up my new desktop next week. 😄

[@EchoJPR]

Would love to see a video either here or on the main channel about stripped down versions of Windows such as Windows X Lite, Tiny11, etc.

[@Naddel81able]

and now THIS with a GUI and without the annoying commands and we are golden!

[@justin-Main-v1i]

This is actually very helpful

[@mikedavey1996]

One problem I noticed when I started using Winget is some programs are installed in the user data directory while the old program was installed in the Windows programs directory resulting in two copies of the program, or a single copy with all the settings deleted.

[@dare2liv_nlove]

Obligatory shout-out for the AMAZING Chris Titus Tool, that not only contains a neat UI for easily utilizing Winget (does all the command-line stuff FOR you, & also supports Chocolatey), but which also serves as a simple one-stop tool for debloating & tidying up your entire Windows installation! 😊

[@djs8024]

good shout ive been using titus tech utility for a while.Do you think you have go in nd run things again every now and then or just once?

[@MyriadZX]

Oh nice, I hadn't been aware of the import/export function before.

[@PurplProto]

You can use UniGet for a GUI. Also supports Chocolately too!

[@HellDuke-]

Love this, been using for well over a year.

[@_K.A.R.]

--all Parameter can cause serious problems because MS messed up geolocation. Office is mentioned as an example: When "German"-Office is installed and you update it via winget you might get an "English"-Office instead.

[@connorsavugot1672]

I used winget to install packages without the IT administrator at my internship over the summer. The IT guy only worked half the day and I often needed access to new applications to complete the tasks assigned to me. So I did it myself, lol. For some reason, administrator access wasn't needed to install applications via winget, despite it being required when installing from the Microsoft store or exe files

[@rorybyrne86]

Love Winget. Use it every day. The only thing thast annoys me is that it's not able to be used for scripting in powershell, as none of the outputs are recognised as powershell objects. There is a proper winget powershell module, but it's still difficult to parse the outputs into something that can be used for scripting.

[@gilless429]

Ok, gotta give you this one, it's pretty cool.

[@ThisOldChris]

UniGetUI (formerly WingetUI) I was using it only to update, but that export feature is really cool.