Install Winget on Windows 2022 or Windows 10 LSTC

Install Winget on Windows 2022 or Windows 10 LTSC

Install Pre-reqs

Install Microsoft.UI.Xaml/2.8.6

Navigate to https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.UI.Xaml/2.8.6, on the left side look for Download Package button to download microsoft.ui.xaml.2.8.6.nupkg.

Using 7-zip, extract microsoft.ui.xaml.2.8.6.nupkg\tools\AppX\x64\Release\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.appx

Install

PS C:\>Add-AppxPackage .\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.appx

Install Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop

Download https://aka.ms/Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx

Install

PS C:\>Add-AppxPackage .\Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx

Install Winget

Download Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle or any recent versions (tested using 1.8.1911) from Github

Download license file 76fba573f02545629706ab99170237bc_License1.xml (should be one of the artifacts) from Github, the same URL from above.

Install (on elevated cmd/shell)

PS C:\>cd ~/Downloads
PS C:\Users\u1\Downloads> Add-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackagePath .\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle -LicensePath .\76fba573f02545629706ab99170237bc_License1.xml -Verbose

If you are in a hurry, you can grab the script below and run it on a PowerShell console

	$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
	iwr https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/download/v2.8.6/Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx -OutFile ~/Downloads/Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx
	iwr https://aka.ms/Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx -OutFile ~/Downloads/Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx
	iwr https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/download/v1.8.1911/76fba573f02545629706ab99170237bc_License1.xml -OutFile ~/Downloads/76fba573f02545629706ab99170237bc_License1.xml
	iwr https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/download/v1.8.1911/Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle -OutFile ~/Downloads/Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle
	Add-AppxPackage ~/Downloads/Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx
	Add-AppxPackage ~/Downloads/Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx
	$loc = (Resolve-Path ~/Downloads).Path
	$install = "$loc\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle"
	$lic = "$loc\76fba573f02545629706ab99170237bc_License1.xml"
	# Check if files exist
	if (-Not (Test-Path $install)) {
	throw "Package file not found: $install"
	}
	if (-Not (Test-Path $lic)) {
	throw "License file not found: $lic"
	}
	# Run the command with expanded arguments
	Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList "-NoProfile -Command Add-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackagePath `"$install`" -LicensePath `"$lic`" -Verbose; Read-Host 'Press Enter to exit'" -Verb RunAs

view raw InstallWinget.ps1 hosted with ❤ by GitHub

And if you trust me ;), run below:

PS C:\> iex (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/technoscavenger/37f06e23daa833d0c7bee1d378ff332e/raw/122d300c8a6bb711dcd70652551599818dfdb09e/InstallWinget.ps1")

Refs: https://8thstring.blogspot.com/2023/04/install-winget-on-windows-2022.html