<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Language
Package	I-Language
Manager	I-Language
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
winget	B-Language
)	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
designed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
command-line	B-Application
utility	O
and	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
services	O
for	O
installing	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Independent	B-Application
software	I-Application
vendors	I-Application
can	O
use	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
distribution	O
channel	O
for	O
their	O
software	B-Application
packages	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Language
Package	I-Language
Manager	I-Language
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Build	O
developer	O
conference	O
in	O
May	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
deciding	O
to	O
develop	O
Windows	B-Language
Package	I-Language
Manager	I-Language
,	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
it	O
explored	O
Chocolatey	B-Application
,	O
Scoop	O
,	O
Ninite	B-Application
,	O
AppGet	O
,	O
Npackd	O
and	O
the	O
PowerShell-based	O
OneGet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
winget	B-Language
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
AppGet	O
,	O
Keivan	O
Beigi	O
,	O
claimed	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
interviewed	O
him	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
under	O
the	O
pretense	O
of	O
employment	O
and	O
acquiring	O
AppGet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
talking	O
with	O
Beigi	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
allegedly	O
ceased	O
communication	O
with	O
him	O
until	O
confirming	O
one	O
day	O
before	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
winget	B-Language
that	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
hiring	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
winget	B-Language
led	O
Beigi	O
to	O
announce	O
that	O
AppGet	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
responded	O
with	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
crediting	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
winget	B-Language
's	O
features	O
to	O
AppGet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
version	O
1.0	O
of	O
Windows	B-Language
Package	I-Language
Manager	I-Language
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winget	B-Language
tool	O
supports	O
installers	O
based	O
on	O
EXE	O
,	O
MSIX	B-Device
,	O
and	O
MSI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
public	O
Windows	B-Language
Package	I-Language
Manager	I-Language
Community	O
repository	O
hosts	O
manifest	O
files	O
for	O
supported	O
applications	O
in	O
YAML	B-Protocol
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
install	O
applications	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
a	O
command	O
auto-completion	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
reduce	O
the	O
likelihood	O
of	O
non-Microsoft-approved	O
software	O
(	O
see	O
vendor	O
lock-in	O
)	O
,	O
including	O
malicious	O
software	O
,	O
making	O
its	O
way	O
into	O
the	O
repository	O
and	O
onto	O
the	O
target	O
machine	O
,	O
Windows	B-Language
Package	I-Language
Manager	I-Language
uses	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SmartScreen	I-Application
,	O
static	O
analysis	O
,	O
SHA256	B-Algorithm
hash	B-Algorithm
validation	I-Algorithm
and	O
other	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winget	B-Language
client	O
source	O
code	O
and	O
the	O
community	O
manifest	O
repository	O
are	O
licensed	O
under	O
MIT	B-License
License	I-License
and	O
hosted	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
Code	I-Language
,	O
a	O
code	O
editor	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Brave	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Vivaldi	B-Language
:	O
</s>
