Using Winget to install your favorite software

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[RetiredGeek]

Hey Y’all,

I came across a post somewhere about using Winget to install software so I thought I’d give it a try. Here’s a simple powershell script to install some of my favorite software. The script is notated with the results as trying to install from the Windows Store did not work, it hung up on the Agreement prompt.

[UPDATED: added NotePad++]

#Install PowerShell Core
winget install --id Microsoft.Powershell --source winget

#Install Google Chrome -- Tested OK
winget install google.chrome

#Install Mozilla FireFox (Stable) -- Tested OK
winget install Mozilla.FireFox

#Install NotePad++  -- Tested OK -- No Desktop Icon!
winget install "Notepad++" --Source winget

#Install VLC Media Player  -- Tested OK
winget install VideoLAN.VLC

#Install MalwareBytes  -- Tested OK
winget install Malwarebytes.Malwarebytes

#Install Office 365 Subscription  -- Tested OK
winget install Microsoft.Office

#Install LibreOffice  -- Tested OK
winget install TheDocumentFoundation.LibreOffice --source  winget

#Install 7Zip  -- Tested OK
winget install 7zip.7zip

#Install Foxit Reader  -- Tested OK
winget install Foxit.FoxitReader

#Install USBDLM (USB Drive Letter Manager)  -- Tested OK
winget install UweSieber.USBDLM --source winget

#Install RoboForm  -- Tested OK
winget install SiberSystems.RoboForm --source winget

#Install OpenShell  -- Tested OK
winget install Open-Shell.Open-Shell-Menu --source winget

#Install AOMEI Partition Assistant  -- Tested OK
winget install AOMEI.PartitionAssistant --source winget

<#+--------------------------------------------------------+
  | To search for MS Store Apps:                           |
  | winget search "name" --source msstore                  |
  +--------------------------------------------------------+
#>
#Install Microsoft Quick Assist (From MS Store)  -- Tested Hangs on Terms Prompt
winget install 9P7BP5VNWKX5 --source msstore

#Install SysInternals  -- Tested Hangs on Terms Prompt
winget install 9P7KNL5RWT25  

#Install IrFanView 64  -- Tested Hangs on Terms Prompt
winget install 9PJZ3BTL5PV6  --source msstore

Note: Downloading from the Windows Store failed both on Win10 Pro and Tiny11B2 installations. Both were running from a Local Account and I also tried while being logged into the MS Store.

Here’s what it looks like when it fails:

PS> winget install 9P7BP5VNWKX5 --source msstore

   - 
   - 
Found Quick Assist [9P7BP5VNWKX5] Version Unknown
This package is provided through Microsoft Store. winget may need to acquire the
 package from Microsoft Store on behalf of the current user.
Agreements for Quick Assist [9P7BP5VNWKX5] Version Unknown
Version: Unknown
Publisher: Microsoft Corp.
Description: Help family and friends with their PC or get help from them using Q
uick Assist. Use a remote connection to view their screen or request full contro
l during a session, make annotations, use a laser pointer, and more to help fix 
PC problems.
License: ms-windows-store://pdp/?ProductId=9P7BP5VNWKX5
Privacy Url: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839
Agreements:
Category: Utilities & tools
Pricing: Free
Free Trial: No
Terms of Transaction: https://aka.ms/microsoft-store-terms-of-transaction
Seizure Warning: https://aka.ms/microsoft-store-seizure-warning
Store License Terms: https://aka.ms/microsoft-store-license


The publisher requires that you view the above information and accept the agreem
ents before installing.
Do you agree to the terms?

If anyone knows how to get the MS Store to work with Winget I’d be very appreciative.

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
Computer Specs

• This topic was modified 2 months, 2 weeks ago by RetiredGeek.

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RG – I can’t duplicate the errors you’re getting:

Temporary store glitch? Or did you mean you want to ‘accept the terms’ automatically?

If so, try, for example:

winget install 9PJZ3BTL5PV6  --source msstore --accept-source-agreements

Also, if you enter winget source list you’ll probably find that the MS Store is the default, i.e. first in the source list:

Hope this helps…

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Ok, I found the solution or at least part of it.

#Install Microsoft Quick Assist (From MS Store)  -- Tested Hangs on Terms Prompt
winget install 9P7BP5VNWKX5 --source msstore --accept-package-agreement

#Install IrFanView 64  -- Tested Hangs on Terms Prompt
winget install 9PJZ3BTL5PV6  --source msstore --accept-package-agreement

#Install SysInternals  -- Tested Installed App? but won't work!
winget install 9P7KNL5RWT25  --accept-package-agreement 

SysInternals installs but when you try to run the app you get the What App do you want to use to open this dialog?

[Update] Sorry Rick I posted this before I saw your post. I’d been testing it when I got called away.

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
Computer Specs

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Hmm… from what I’ve now seen, it looks like you may need to add both agreement types, e.g.:

winget install --ID 9WZDNCRFJ3PZ --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements

Hope this helps…

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Rick,

Even with both switches I still get this when I try to open the app.

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
Computer Specs

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Which app are you referring to, RG?

I’ve just tried installing IrfanView (using both agreement switches) from an elevated PS console (not script) and it installed and launched without any issues.

winget install --ID 9PJZ3BTL5PV6 --source msstore --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements

Next, I uninstalled IrfanView then tried the same install command run from a script. Again, it installed and launched without any issues:

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SysInternals is the one I’m having problems with.

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
Computer Specs

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Isn’t SysInternals portable app that needs download and extraction.

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RetiredGeek wrote:

SysInternals is the one I’m having problems with.

RG – I believe your install was successful and that you may have clicked the Launch button in the notification:

There’s no front-end to the suite so, instead, it opens:

As  you have more than one browser installed, it’s asking you which one to use to take you there.

I believe you’ll find the tools in:

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SysinternalsSuite_2023.3.0.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Tools

Hope this helps…

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Alex5723 wrote:

Isn’t SysInternals portable app that needs download and extraction.

That’s what winget does, and handles the unblocking of files downloaded from the internet… and a whole lot more.

It’s great for uninstalling Store-based apps… which the new, re-written from scratch, Store and winget are trying to join seamlessly.

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Well, this gets interestinger and interestinger!

I just did an clean install of SysInternals and I got Funny Resulds:

Search for AutoLogon.exe (known quanity)

Open the Folder containing the files:

Open the Secondary Directory with a funny name:

Rick, you’ll notice that they were not in the directory you suspected but rather in:

C:\Users\Bruce\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps

and

C:\Users\Bruce\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Sysinternals_823kyb3d8bb23

Of course they are all zero length files not very useful.

Note: the ones in NonInstPrograms\Sysinternals are ones I copied from another machine.

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

PowerShell & VBA Rule!
Computer Specs

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RetiredGeek wrote:

Of course they are all zero length files not very useful.

I didn’t know where the suite of tools was installed at first so used Everything to look for them. I discounted the zero-byte locations as placeholders:

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