# Installing a package with WinGet

## What

WinGet is a command line tool to manage applications on the Windows 10 and 11 platform.

<p class="callout info">Note that FileWave 15.4 or later is required.</p>

## When/Why

We'll certainly want to use WinGet to push software to our devices, and we can do that rather nicely in a FileWave Fileset/Payload.

<p class="callout success">Similarly to other platforms where installs are coming directly from a CDN source, any software installed in this method will bypass FileWave Boosters since the content is coming straight from the internet.</p>

## How

In our previous article, we looked at how we can find and uniquely identify a specific package to install ([here](https://kb.filewave.com/books/microsoft-windows-package-manager-winget/page/finding-packages-in-the-winget-repository "Finding packages in the repository")). Once we have something that we want to deploy, it is rather simple to install an application, as you'll see.

You can now create an [Association](https://kb.filewave.com/books/filesets-payloads/page/using-associations-with-filesets "Using Associations with Filesets") or [Deployment](https://kb.filewave.com/books/filesets-payloads/page/deployments-in-filewave-central-v15 "Deployments in FileWave Central (v15+)") to distribute it. That's all there is to it.

<p class="callout info">Note that some applications may have icons deployed and some may not deploy icons in all the same places like Start Menu, Desktop, etc. It's up to the application publisher to select these things. </p>

<p class="callout warning">Although FileWave is preconfigured to silently instal packages through Winget, these options need to be recognised by the installer. It is up to the Developers of the packages to choose to code in the acceptance of these options.</p>

Consider reading [Upgrading a package with WinGet](https://kb.filewave.com/books/microsoft-windows-package-manager-winget/page/upgrading-a-package-with-winget "Upgrading a package with winget") and [Uninstalling a package with WinGet](https://kb.filewave.com/books/microsoft-windows-package-manager-winget/page/uninstalling-a-package-with-winget "Uninstalling a package with winget") as you step in to the full lifecycle of software installs.

If you run into an error, there is information in [Troubleshooting Errors with WinGet](https://kb.filewave.com/books/microsoft-windows-package-manager-winget/page/troubleshooting-errors-with-winget "Troubleshooting Errors with WinGet") to help understand the error codes.