WINGET source

Search and show all applications available for installation.

Syntax
      source \sub-command \options [-?]

Sub-Commands:

   add  Add a new source.

   list   Enumerate the list of enabled sources.

   update Update an individual source or all.

   remove Remove a source.

   reset   Reset winget and msstore back to the initial configuration.
           This sub command should only be used in rare cases, it will clean up all sources.
           Requires the --force argument.

   export  Export current sources.

   -?,--help     Show help about the selected command.

WinGet specifies the following three default sources, which you can list using winget source list.

• msstore - The Microsoft Store catalog.
• winget - The WinGet Community Repository for applications.
• winget-font - The WinGet Community Repository for fonts.

Individual Sources may request that the user agree to terms before accessing the repository. Before adding or using the repository, the user must agree to the terms presented.

Examples

List all the configured sources:

C:\> WINGET winget source list

Name        Argument                                      Explicit
------------------------------------------------------------------
msstore     https://storeedgefd.dsx.mp.microsoft.com/v9.0 false
winget      https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache        false
winget-font https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/fonts        true

Reset the client back to its original configuration:

C:\> WINGET source reset --force

“The fossil record is incredible when it preserves things, but it’s not a complete record” ~ Jack Hornere

Related commands

GitHub repository
WINGET - Discover, install, upgrade, remove and configure applications on Windows computers.
MSIEXEC - Microsoft Windows Installer.
WUAUCLT - Windows Update.