WinGetWrapperModule

A winget PoSH wrapper without using colbalt or third party

DISCLAIMER

• FIRST: have you used Microsoft.Winget.Client. This is the offical one.
• SECOND: This module is a CONCEPT idea I had to see if it would work.

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Prerequisites

Winget. The module will check to see if it has been setup. If is is not, the module will attempt to set it up using the command

Add-AppxPackage -RegisterByFamilyName -MainPackage Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/#install-winget

Install

Install-Module WinGetWrapper -Force

Cmdlets

• Get-WinGetWrapperList :Gets list of apps from winget
• Get-WinGetWrapperUpgradeList : Gets list of apps upgradeble
• Test-WinGetWrapperIsUpgradeable : Checks if Winget app has and available update
• Start-WinGetWrapperAppUpdate : Attempt to update apps using Winget upgrade process
• Start-WinGetWrapperAllUpdates : Attempt to update all apps using Winget upgrade process

Scripts

• WinGetWrapperScript.ps1 :A simple script to install updates
• WinGetWrapperSingleScriptFile.ps1 :A script that contains all functions (no module import) for those that want that.

WARNING!! The single script file not be a updated as the module.

Example #1

Get-WinGetWrapperList -Details | Select -First 1

Version         : 10.0.22621.2
Publisher       : Microsoft Corporation
PublisherUrl    : https://www.microsoft.com/
Description     : The Windows SDK (10.0.22621.1) for Windows 11 provides the latest headers, libraries, metadata, and tools for building Windows apps.
Homepage        : https://developer.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/windows-sdk/
License         : Proprietary
PrivacyUrl      : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/privacy/
Copyright       : Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
InstallerType   : exe
InstallerUrl    : https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/9/6/7962e9ce-cd69-4574-978c-1202654bd729/windowssdk/winsdksetup.exe
InstallSource   : winget
CurrentVersion  : 10.0.22000.832
Id              : Microsoft.WindowsSDK
Name            : Windows Software Development Kit - Windows 10.0.22000.832
InstallerSHA256 : 73fe3cc0e50d946d0c0a83a1424111e60dee23f0803e305a8974a963b58290c0

Example #2

Get-WinGetWrapperList | Test-WinGetWrapperIsUpgradeable

Microsoft.Edge                                        False
Microsoft Edge Update                                 False
Microsoft.EdgeWebView2Runtime                         False
Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_8wekyb3d8bbwe                 False
Microsoft.AV1VideoExtension_8wekyb3d8bbwe             False
Microsoft.BingNews_8wekyb3d8bbwe                      False
Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8bbwe                   False
Microsoft.Teams                                       False
Microsoft.WindowsSDK                                   True
Microsoft.VCRedist.2015+.x64                           True
Microsoft.PowerBI                                     False
{dcdaa2fd-eaac-4ab0-9ece-f3df127a6c45}.sdb            False
Jabra.Direct                                          False
{fd2b1599-0451-4033-8fdf-545b2e83cc93}                False
...

Example #3

Get-WinGetWrapperUpgradeList

Name      : Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86)
Id        : Microsoft.VCRedist.2015+.x64
Version   : 14.32.31326.0
Available : 14.34.31938.0
Source    : winget

Name      : Windows Software Development Kit - Windows 10.0.22000
Id        : Microsoft.WindowsSDK
Version   : 10.0.22000.832
Available : 10.0.22621.2
Source    : winget

Example #4

Start-WinGetWrapperAppUpdate 

Name       ExitCode Status
----       -------- ------
4                 0 Successfully installed

Example #5

Start-WinGetWrapperAppUpdate -Id 'Microsoft.VCRedist.2015+.x64'

Name                                                   Id                              ExitCode Status
----                                                   --                              -------- ------
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) … Microsoft.VCRedist.2015+.x64 -1978335188 Successfully installed..1 package(s) have version numbers that cannot be determined. Use --include-unknown to see all results.