This release represents our second Windows Package Manager 1.6 release candidate build for Windows 10 (1809+), and Windows 11. Experimental features have been disabled in this release.

The winget configure command is now a stable feature and can be used to automatically handle the setup and configuration requirements for an ideal development environment on your Windows machine. Applying a WinGet configuration file helps with installing and managing software packages, applications, programming languages, frameworks, tools, or settings necessary for a project.

You can also use the winget download command to download a package installer to your local machine. Support for package dependencies and enabling Windows Features are also included in this stable release.

Features

• WinGet configure #2845
• Support for package dependencies #163
• winget download #658
• Specify InstallerType #1166
• Windows Features (WSL) #3320

Bugs

• Symlinks are not created for portable installations #3498

What's Changed

• Bump version from 1.5 to 1.6 by @ryfu-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3317
• Create SUPPORT.md by @denelon in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3340
• Update README.md by @denelon in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3341
• Update README.md by @mdanish-kh in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3342
• Fix for onboarding to GitOps.ResourceManagement by @Trenly in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3350
• Onboarding to GitOps.ResourceManagement by @microsoft-github-policy-service in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3347
• #2874: Fix for error git submodule status: fatal no submodule mapping… by @gigi81 in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3305
• Move GitOps rules to their own files by @Trenly in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3352
• Fix Component Governance alerts by @msftrubengu in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3355
• Add Breaking-Change label to comment triggers by @Trenly in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3357
• Respect Group Policies for sources by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3367
• Stub upgrade self by @msftrubengu in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3299
• Refresh process path variable when installing package dependencies by @ryfu-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3296
• Network troubleshooting by @denelon in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3389
• Microsoft.WinGet.Configuration samples by @msftrubengu in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3369
• Support for out of process configuration clients by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3363
• Force close sandbox server upon timeout by @yao-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3392
• Relax InstallationNotes max length by @yao-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3397
• Fix wingetutil nuget publish pipeline by @yao-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3396
• Improve packaged test log collection and fix crash by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3395
• Do not attempt post install ARP correlation if PackageFamilyName is provided and present for the user by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3391
• Support winget installing AppInstaller by @msftrubengu in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3377
• configure test command "implemented" by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3414
• Disable RTTI by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3422
• Explicitly close file stream on FileLogger destruction by @yao-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3424
• Add configuration binaries to binskim scan and fix issues by @yao-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3426
• Build fixes by @msftrubengu in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3433
• Fix using expired cert in tests by @msftrubengu in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3435
• Repair-WinGetPackageManager improvements by @msftrubengu in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3423
• Download command by @ryfu-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3376
• Add initial version of yaml manifest 1.6 by @yao-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3449
• Configure validate command by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3441
• Add missing definitions to release builds by @msftrubengu in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3450
• Populate missing ManifestVersion for manifest from rest source and make PackageFamilyName and installer type manifest validation warning by @yao-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3460
• Add file logger to the statics object creation by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3451
• Skip stub packages for msix installer validation by @yao-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3468
• Upgrade 1.6 schema to 2020-12 by @Trenly in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3478
• Allow --include-unknown in list --upgrade-available by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3473
• Simplify creating local index by @msftrubengu in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3445
• Move functions to cmdlets for Microsoft.WinGet.Client by @msftrubengu in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3469
• Generate manifest for Winget Download by @ryfu-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3448
• Implement DownloadCommandProhibited by @yao-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3487
• Fix Component Governace issue with System.Security.Cryptography.Xml by @yao-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3495
• Revert "Down sampling (#2950)" by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3511
• Move Microsoft.WinGet.Client E2E test to Pester framework by @msftrubengu in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3503
• Don't copy processor's output binaries by @msftrubengu in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3526
• Attempt to prevent crash in TelemetryTraceLogger::InitializeInternal() by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3527
• PowerShellGet by @msftrubengu in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3521
• Introducing new Group Policy EnableWindowsPackageManagerCommandLineInterfaces for Intune by @Madhusudhan-MSFT in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3524
• Remove CrossProcessReaderWriteLock by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3549
• Guard WinRT InProc Window Package Manager Deployment APIs by EnableAp… by @Madhusudhan-MSFT in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3537
• Replace download cancelled message with a localized message by @chausner in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3559
• Add ability to specify where to save modules for configuration by @msftrubengu in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3536
• Make dependencies, windows feature, and download experimental features stable by @ryfu-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3545
• Rename file in single portable installs by @Trenly in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3439
• Add UpgradeBehavior deny by @Trenly in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3512
• Improve rest client manifest parsing for upgrade behavior deny by @yao-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3570
• Add support for --Installer-Type argument for commands by @ryfu-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3516
• Enable configuration via IConfigurationStatics by @msftrubengu in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3576
• Apply loc update patch by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3594
• Give System and Admins full access to state folders by @yao-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3471
• Update configuration interface for future design changes by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3584
• Make config not experimental and add GP to control it by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3585
• make windows feature experimental by @ryfu-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3620

New Contributors

• @microsoft-github-policy-service made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3347
• @gigi81 made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3305

Full Changelog: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/compare/v1.5.2201...v1.6.2561