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Microsoft WinGet Overview

What the WinGet Fileset does

Microsoft WinGet is the Windows Package Manager command-line client for discovering, installing, upgrading, and removing applications. FileWave's WinGet Fileset assistant lets administrators search the repository and build a managed Windows deployment without writing the WinGet command sequence by hand.

When to use it

Use a WinGet Fileset when the application is available from a configured WinGet source and its installer supports the required unattended behavior. Use a traditional Fileset when you must package a private installer, control additional files or scripts, or validate an installer outside the WinGet source.

Network requirement: WinGet retrieves application content directly from the publisher or package source, not from a FileWave Booster. Check that pilot devices can reach the required source and download locations through your firewall or proxy, and account for that internet traffic when planning the rollout.

How

In FileWave Central, use the WinGet search assistant to find the intended package and create the Fileset. Confirm the package identifier and publisher before deployment; similar display names do not guarantee the same package.

  • FileWave installs or updates WinGet when the managed device requires it.
  • Initial deployment installs the current package version available to WinGet.
  • Verification can upgrade the application when a newer package is available and Upgrade automatically at verify is enabled in the Fileset properties.
  • Removal of the Deployment can uninstall the application when Uninstall when made passive is enabled in the Fileset properties and the package supports the required silent uninstallation.

Use the following articles for the full package lifecycle. Start with a pilot Deployment, verify the installed package and version in inventory, and test upgrade and removal behavior before using those options broadly:

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