In addition to Microsoft’s own Windows as such, all the programs that we have installed are also especially important in the system. Hence, the software giant offers us all the facilities when it comes to downloading and installing applications on our computer; now we will focus on Winget.
Generally we use our favorite internet browser to download and install the programs we need at any given time. It is also interesting to know that we have the official system store at our disposal to get hold of all kinds of applications. In the same way we can add new software to our computer from storage devices that already contain the corresponding executables.
But in this case we want to focus on the package manager integrated into Windows itself, the so-called Winget. Here we find a powerful package manager that by default integrates the operating system and that we control through the command line. In this way and just by typing a command in the CMD window, we can install the programs we need. We tell you all this because this package manager that we mentioned has just received an important novelty.
Specifically, we can now state that the latest version of the Windows package manager, Winget, has support for portable applications. This is something that is still in the testing period, so it is being integrated into the preliminary versions of the operating system. We must bear in mind that the first version of this package manager was released in 2020. Likewise, the first definitive version was released in 2021. All this so that we can manage the software on Windows-based devices 10 and 11.
Winget allows the use of portable applications on Windows
Here we can find some interesting functions such as the installation of several programs at the same time or apps from the Microsoft Store without visiting the store. In addition, we have the possibility to update all the installed programs at the same time, or eliminate as many as we want simultaneously. Well, now its developers have made a new version compatible with portable programs available to insiders. With everything and with it any user can download the new version. Of course, it is essential to run version 1809 or newer of Windows 10.
As we have mentioned, the great novelty of this preliminary version is the compatibility with portable applications. And it is that until now Winget could not work with this type of programs in particular. We were able to deal with apps from the Microsoft Store and Win32 apps that needed to be installed. Therefore, this arrival changes the compatibility of the tool for the next stable version of the package manager.
Of course, at the same time we must bear in mind that the function is limited to the installation of portable programs, at least for the moment. That is, the functions to delete and update these titles through Winget have not yet arrived. Yes, they are planned and will be introduced in future versions of the tool. It is also important to know that in this case the installation of portable programs works the same as the installation of programs that need to be installed.
