Winget Update Tools

An advanced PowerShell script to automate application updates via winget.

Table of Contents

• Winget Update Tools
  • Table of Contents
  • About
  • Features
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
  • Usage
    • Main Options
  • Update Modes
  • Examples
    • Standard Update
    • Silent Update Excluding Certain Applications
    • Adding Applications to the Persistent Exclusion List
    • Forced Update with Custom Parameters
  • Contributing
  • Licence

About

Winget-Update is a PowerShell script designed to simplify and automate the process of updating applications via the Windows Package Manager (winget). It offers increased flexibility and advanced features for users and system administrators.

Features

• Automatic application updates via winget
• Multiple update modes (normal, silent, forced, etc.)
• Temporary or persistent application exclusion
• Support for custom parameters for winget
• User-friendly command-line interface

Prerequisites

• Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) or Windows 11
• PowerShell 5.1 or later
• Windows Package Manager (winget)

Installation

1. Ensure winget is installed on your system.

   • To check, open PowerShell and type winget --version
   • If winget is not recognised, install it from the Microsoft Store

2. Obtain the winget-update.ps1 script:

   Option A: Clone the Git repository (recommended)

   • Open PowerShell
   • Navigate to the folder where you want to clone the repository
   • Run the command:

     git clone https://github.com/sterbweise/winget-update.git
     

   Option B: Download the script directly

   • Visit https://github.com/sterbweise/winget-update
   • Click on the winget-update.ps1 file
   • Click on the "Raw" button
   • Right-click and select "Save as..."
   • Choose the save location and click "Save"

3. Add the folder containing the script to your PATH environment variable:

   • Open PowerShell as administrator
   • Run the following command, replacing C:\Path\To\The\Folder with the actual path to the folder containing the script:

     [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $env:Path + ";C:\Path\To\The\Folder", "Machine")

   • Close and reopen PowerShell for the changes to take effect

4. Create a PowerShell alias for the script:

   • Open your PowerShell profile by typing notepad $PROFILE in PowerShell
   • If the file doesn't exist, create it
   • Add the following line to the file:

     Set-Alias -Name winget-update -Value winget-update.ps1

   • Save and close the file
   • Reload your PowerShell profile by typing . $PROFILE

You can now run winget-update from any location in PowerShell.

Usage

Open PowerShell and navigate to the directory containing the script. Run it with the desired parameters: powershell .\winget-update.ps1 [options]

Main Options

• -ExcludeApps or -e: Specifies applications to exclude from the current update.
• -Mode or -m: Sets the update mode.
• -AddPersistentExcludeApps or -ape: Adds applications to the persistent exclusion list.
• -RemovePersistentExcludeApps or -rpe: Removes applications from the persistent exclusion list.
• -CustomParams or -cp: Specifies custom parameters to pass directly to winget.
• -Help: Displays detailed help for the script.

Update Modes

• normal: Default mode, interactive update.
• silent: Silent mode, automatically accepts all agreements.
• force: Forced mode, ignores version checks and bypasses some restrictions.
• verbose: Provides detailed logging information.
• no-interaction: Runs without user interaction, suitable for automated scripts.
• full-upgrade: Includes unknown versions and pinned packages in the upgrade.
• safe-upgrade: Performs a conservative upgrade, accepting only package agreements.

Examples

Standard Update

.\winget-update.ps1

Silent Update Excluding Certain Applications

.\winget-update.ps1 -ExcludeApps "App1,App2" -Mode silent

Adding Applications to the Persistent Exclusion List

.\winget-update.ps1 -AddPersistentExcludeApps "App3,App4"

Forced Update with Custom Parameters

.\winget-update.ps1 -Mode force -CustomParams "--no-upgrade"

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

1. Fork the project
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Licence

This project is licensed under the MIT Licence. See the LICENCE file for details.

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Developed with ❤️ by Sterbweise