Windows Package Manager 1.3.1251-preview

[Demitrius Nelon (denelon)]

This is the second development build after the Windows Package Manager 1.2 build for Windows 10 (1809+) and Windows 11.

Experimental features are enabled in this release. This build will be released to Windows Insider Dev builds, and Windows Package Manager Insiders.

Features

• Setting for always using verbose logs
• winget --info should print the system architecture
• An even better progress bar

The most notable new experimental feature is support for installing portable applications.

Note: The upgrade and uninstall behaviors have not been implemented. The community repository does not accept portable applications either. Users may test with local manifests but will need to manually clean up entries in Windows Apps & Features if this is used to install a portable application.

The COM API has also been extended to support for uninstall.

Note: This is part of the work that is a prerequisite to having native PowerShell support. The cmdlets will be able to leverage the COM API to get rich objects out.

We've started working on an "In-proc" COM NuGet package that will be leveraged by Intune and other MDM solutions to support remote system context execution. This will not be considered GA and supported until it reaches version 1.0.

Bugs

• Allow winget to install MS Store packages without account just like the MS Store
• --include-unknown not functioning as expected

What's Changed

• Setting for Logging Level by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in Setting for Logging Level #1945
• Improve --include-unknown message by Felipe Santos (@felipecrs) in Improve --include-unknown message #1946
• Added system architecture to winget --info. by Easton Pillay (@jedieaston) in Added system architecture to winget --info. #1937
• Fix: Only include unknown packages which exist in source by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in Fix: Only include unknown packages which exist in source #1972
• Allow PackageFamilyName to be declared with non msix installers by yao-msft in Allow PackageFamilyName to be declared with non msix installers #1944
• Addition of initial 1.2 schema with 'Portable' installerType by Ryan (@ryfu-msft) in Addition of initial 1.2 schema with 'Portable' installerType #1930
• Make build pipeline task fail on unit tests failure by yao-msft in Make build pipeline task fail on unit tests failure #1975
• Remove duplicated message about unknown versions by Felipe Santos (@felipecrs) in Remove duplicated message about unknown versions #1982
• Expose simple applicable installer check in Com api by yao-msft in Expose simple applicable installer check in Com api #1974
• Fix pipeline build: ensure project target version matches the AppInstaller package by yao-msft in Fix pipeline build: ensure project target version matches the AppInstaller package #1990
• Add uninstall functionality to Com api by yao-msft in Add uninstall functionality to Com api #1909
• Remove duplicated message when no upgrades by Felipe Santos (@felipecrs) in Remove duplicated message when no upgrades #1986
• Anonymize Com caller value by yao-msft in Anonymize Com caller value #1998
• Fixed issues preventing compilation on VS 2022 17.1. by Easton Pillay (@jedieaston) in Fixed issues preventing compilation on VS 2022 17.1. #2000
• Rename source auto update group policy by lechacon in Rename source auto update group policy #1995
• Function that will accept source agreement by Jeff Jerousek (@Jeff-Jerousek) in Function that will accept source agreement #2020
• Portable apps specification by Demitrius Nelon (@denelon) in Portable apps specification #2012
• Add policy definition for ms-appinstaller to ADMX by lechacon in Add policy definition for ms-appinstaller to ADMX #2038
• Change to official DNS by JohnMcPMS in Change to official DNS #2026
• Make upgrade help inform of list ability by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in Make upgrade help inform of list ability #2034
• Mitigate crash occuring in CompositeSource by JohnMcPMS in Mitigate crash occuring in CompositeSource #2043
• Use AppsAndFeatures name and publisher by JohnMcPMS in Use AppsAndFeatures name and publisher #2042
• Apply latest loc patch by lechacon in Apply latest loc patch #2045
• Add support for InProc Com invocation by yao-msft in Add support for InProc Com invocation #2035
• Display fine-grained blocks in progress bars by chausner in Display fine-grained blocks in progress bars #2046
• Support for 1.2 Schema Additions by Ryan (@ryfu-msft) in Support for 1.2 Schema Additions #2028
• Update portable spec with symlink solution design by Ryan (@ryfu-msft) in Update portable spec with symlink solution design #2075
• Add nuget publish pipeline for in-proc Com binaries by yao-msft in Add nuget publish pipeline for in-proc Com binaries #2077
• Add support for in-proc Com state separation by yao-msft in Add support for in-proc Com state separation #2068
• Add heuristics for matching packages to ARP after installing by lechacon in Add heuristics for matching packages to ARP after installing #2044
• Optimize images by Kaleb Luedtke (@Trenly) in Optimize images #2082
• Add a system for testing correlation E2E by JohnMcPMS in Add a system for testing correlation E2E #2071
• Make In-proc Com nuget package better support .net framework 4.* by yao-msft in Make In-proc Com nuget package better support .net framework 4.* #2083
• Build pipeline updates and improvements by yao-msft in Build pipeline updates and improvements #2085
• Fix issue with correlation chaining from the SQLite index by JohnMcPMS in Fix issue with correlation chaining from the SQLite index #2087
• Fix exceptions breaking out of the multi-package install loop by JohnMcPMS in Fix exceptions breaking out of the multi-package install loop #2089
• Update README by Demitrius Nelon (@denelon) in Update README #2113
• fix passing null parameters to Find-WinGetPackage by Tanner Blomster (@bftblomster) in fix passing null parameters to Find-WinGetPackage #2092
• Allow winget to install MS Store packages without account by Zach Willson (@zachcwillson) in Allow winget to install MS Store packages without account #2095
• Require selection argument on install/show/search/uninstall by JohnMcPMS in Require selection argument on install/show/search/uninstall #2125
• Remove ARP matching for single ARP change, and consider publisher+name for matching by lechacon in Remove ARP matching for single ARP change, and consider publisher+name for matching #2119
• Implementation for Portable install flow by Ryan (@ryfu-msft) in Implementation for Portable install flow #2078
• Fix packageId and sourceId match check for portable install by Ryan (@ryfu-msft) in Fix packageId and sourceId match check for portable install #2138
• Act on elevation requirements in majority cases by JohnMcPMS in Act on elevation requirements in majority cases #2126

New Contributors

• Felipe Santos (@felipecrs) made their first contribution in Improve --include-unknown message #1946
• Jeff Jerousek (@Jeff-Jerousek) made their first contribution in Function that will accept source agreement #2020
• Tanner Blomster (@bftblomster) made their first contribution in fix passing null parameters to Find-WinGetPackage #2092
• Zach Willson (@zachcwillson) made their first contribution in Allow winget to install MS Store packages without account #2095

Full Changelog: v1.3.431...v1.3.1251-preview

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