Before we get to Winget, a short mention of more fun.
I've never tried Tron script.
Browsers treat it like the plague and refuse to download Tron.
In Sandbox install PaleMoon and download Tron.
Better yet copy/paste portable PaleMoon into Sandbox :)
Run Tron . . . it's interesting. Install Net 3.5 first or Stinger won't run.
(Sandbox can't "turn features on/off - it does have limitations so no Stinger)
In regular Windows download Tron with torrent
Brilliant idea - Copy/paste PatchmyPC and install stuff.
Ok - back to Winget
It's great but don't expect it to do everything full Windows does.
While perfecting my "perfect" Winget appslist.json it worked great.
(I have abandoned .json for .bat files. Much easier.)
Need to alter the list and try again? No problem Close Sandbox and restart clean.
Enable Windows Sandbox Feature
copy/paste between sandbox & host system works
open sandbox
See Faster Winget Install On Bottom Of This Post
Chris Titus WinUtil
powershell admin
iwr -useb https://christitus.com/win | iex
install UnigetUI
will install winget
and ask to install UnigetUi - say no today WinUtil has the wrong info now
click the little ? by UnigetUi and Uniget's website will open for download
OR
OR
winget install MartiCliment.UniGetUI
Now open UniGetUI and it will install chocolatey.
Close it. When you open it again choco search will work.
Copy the json below into a Notepad file and save as "appslist" on the sandbox desktop
Open Command Prompt
*The name of the file doesn't matter
It must be a valid json format
The name must match the entry in the command line
Editing the json (if needed) in Notepad++ makes life easier!
Export command:
winget export -o %userprofile%\desktop\appslist --accept-source-agreements
Import command
winget import -i %userprofile%\desktop\appslist --ignore-versions --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
It takes awhile to load so be patient.
If app install fails error code 1 check VCRedist.2015+.x64 is installed.
Also check the file extension matches the command.
Sandbox defaults to not show file extensions.
Open file explorer > view and check file extension.
You need to either delete ".txt" or add .txt to the import command.
A few install popus appeared but the install was not affected.
RocketDock failed with hash not match. Couldn't install without swithches.
Failures do not stop the installs.
By the way . . . RocketDock installs just fine in UnigetUI with Chocolatey.
UnigetUI installs Chocolatey when you start it the first time.
I also get LaunchyQT with Chocolatey.
choco install rocketdock launchyqt irfanviewplugins -y
Observation
UnigetUi bundles.json sometimes fails on simple installs like 7zip
Where as Winget appslist.json does not fail
For now, I prefer Winget appslist.json installs.
appslist file
{
"$schema" : "https://aka.ms/winget-packages.schema.2.0.json",
"CreationDate" : "2024-09-29T09:35:27.698-00:00",
"Sources" :
[
{
"Packages" :
[
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "MartiCliment.UniGetUI"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "ShareX.ShareX"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "AutoHotkey.AutoHotkey"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "voidtools.Everything"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "HexChat.HexChat"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "IrfanSkiljan.IrfanView"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "Mozilla.Firefox"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "Notepad++.Notepad++"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "Proton.ProtonVPN"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "VideoLAN.VLC"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "winaero.tweaker"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "nepnep.neofetch-win"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "7zip.7zip"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "AdrienAllard.FileConverter"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "Microsoft.PowerShell"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "Oracle.VirtualBox"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "Google.Chrome.EXE"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "2BrightSparks.SyncBackFree"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "Chocolatey.ChocolateyGUI"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "AOMEI.Backupper.Standard"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "flux.flux"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "LocalSend.LocalSend"
},
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "Microsoft.PowerToys"
}
],
"SourceDetails" :
{
"Argument" : "https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache",
"Identifier" : "Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe",
"Name" : "winget",
"Type" : "Microsoft.PreIndexed.Package"
}
},
{
"Packages" :
[
{
"PackageIdentifier" : "9N0DX20HK701"
}
],
"SourceDetails" :
{
"Argument" : "https://storeedgefd.dsx.mp.microsoft.com/v9.0",
"Identifier" : "StoreEdgeFD",
"Name" : "msstore",
"Type" : "Microsoft.Rest"
}
}
],
"WinGetVersion" : "1.8.1911"
}
Fast Powershell Winget Install Script
I looked all over & tried different way to install Winget on Sandbox without Chris Titus' help.
I finally found this smart guy
HERE
curl -O -L https://github.com/HarmVeenstra/Powershellisfun/raw/refs/heads/main/Create%20a%20development%20Windows%20Sandbox/Install_WinGet_and_Software.ps1
Much faster than the Chris Titus way of doing it
Download, paste into Sandbox, right click, run with powershell
Or
You can copy, paste this into a test file and save it as "Install_WinGet_and_Software.ps1"
Or name it "Santa.ps1" for that matter.
I removed install VSCode and added 7zip to have two installs so we see the pattern.
This is the Powershell script . . .
#Install WinGet, used https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/#install-winget-on-windows-sandbox
Start-Transcript C:\users\wdagutilityaccount\desktop\Installing.txt
$progressPreference = 'silentlyContinue'
Write-Information "Downloading WinGet and its dependencies..."
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/getwinget -OutFile $env:temp\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx -OutFile $env:temp\Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/download/v2.8.6/Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx -OutFile $env:temp\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx
Add-AppxPackage $env:temp\Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx
Add-AppxPackage $env:temp\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx
Add-AppxPackage $env:temp\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle
#Install software
$SoftwareToInstall = "Notepad++.Notepad++", "7zip.7zip"
foreach ($Software in $SoftwareToInstall) {
WinGet.exe install $software --silent --force --accept-source-agreements --disable-interactivity --source winget
}
Stop-Transcript
Rename-Item -Path C:\users\wdagutilityaccount\desktop\Installing.txt -NewName C:\users\wdagutilityaccount\desktop\Done.txt
If you download the appx package on your own:
in notepad & save script as "something.ps1" right click and run with powershell
Add-AppxPackage -path "C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\Downloads\Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx"
OK, Good Grief - How Many Of These Do We Need? (bat files are easier)
Here is a ps1 to install programs only. I like how we put the switches on one command.
The "", syntax is a pain.
The --accept-package-agreements avoids answering "yes" to agreement
#Install software
$SoftwareToInstall = "MartiCliment.UniGetUI", "7zip.7zip", "2BrightSparks.SyncBackFree", "AOMEI.Backupper", "AutoHotkey.AutoHotkey", "Brave.Brave", "Chocolatey.ChocolateyGUI". "voidtools.Everything", "AdrienAllard.FileConverter", "Google.Chrome", "HexChat.HexChat", "IrfanSkiljan.IrfanView", "JavadMotallebi.NeatDownloadManager", "localsend", "Microsoft.PowerToys", "Notepad++.Notepad++", "qBittorrent.qBittorrent", "ShareX.ShareX", "Microsoft.WindowsTerminal", "Oracle.VirtualBox", "VideoLAN.VLC", "CharlesMilette.TranslucentTB", "9P8LTPGCBZXD", "RevoUninstaller.RevoUninstaller", "winaero.tweaker"
foreach ($Software in $SoftwareToInstall) {
WinGet.exe install $software --silent --force --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements --disable-interactivity --source winget
}
This script works great on win10 sandbox but won't run on win11. Trying to figure out why.
Got it . . . Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
or better temporary
add Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process
or
powershell.exe -noprofile -executionpolicy bypass -file .\script.ps1
Less vebose Invoke is -OutFile$env:temp\filename but I wanted to see it was working.
Win11 Sandbox is a pain. I get the script to work up to msixbundle, then it says VCLibs not installed.
Just us Chris Titus Winutil to reinstall winget. But it will bug me until I get it.
Start-Transcript $env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\Installing.txt
$progressPreference = 'silentlyContinue'
Write-Information "Downloading WinGet and its dependencies..."
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/getwinget -OutFile $env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx -OutFile $env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/download/v2.8.6/Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx -OutFile $env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx
Add-AppxPackage $env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx
Add-AppxPackage $env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx
Add-AppxPackage $env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle
#Install software
$SoftwareToInstall = "Notepad++.Notepad++", "7zip.7zip"
foreach ($Software in $SoftwareToInstall) {
WinGet.exe install $software --silent --force --accept-source-agreements --disable-interactivity --source winget
}
Stop-Transcript
Rename-Item -Path $env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\Installing.txt -NewName C:\users\wdagutilityaccount\desktop\Done.txt
