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Allow upgrading with WinGet #5477
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Summary
Allow the user to choose to upgrade with WinGet when new version is available
Proposed Design
PR #5558 extends promptToUpdate() in UpdatePowerShell.ts:
New version detected
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+-- Not Windows? --> [Open GitHub Release] [Not Now] [Don''t Show Again]
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+-- Windows? --> winget show --id Microsoft.PowerShell
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+-- WinGet installed, version > local?
| --> [Upgrade with WinGet] [Open GitHub Release] [Not Now] [Don''t Show Again]
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+-- WinGet installed, version < GitHub release?
| --> [View WinGet Progress] [Open GitHub Release] [Not Now] [Don''t Show Again]
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+-- WinGet not installed?
(fallback: query winget-pkgs GitHub API)
--> [Install WinGet] [Open GitHub Release] [Not Now] [Don''t Show Again]
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| Upgrade with WinGet | Opens terminal: winget update --id Microsoft.PowerShell -e -s winget |
| Install WinGet | Installs WinGet via Add-AppxPackage, then upgrades PowerShell |
| View WinGet Progress | Opens matching issue/PR in microsoft/winget-pkgs |
| Open GitHub Release | Opens github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/tag/vX.Y.Z |
Activity
andyleejordan commentedon Apr 27, 2026
Are other VS Code extensions upgradeable with WinGet?
JustinGrote commentedon Apr 27, 2026
While theoretically possible, vscode already has robust extension management and it can be handled via the command line --install-extension switch, so I would say this should go in the
wontfixbucket as we'd have to own a manifest and keep it up to date.andyleejordan commentedon Apr 29, 2026
Agreed.
feat: add WinGet upgrade option to PowerShell update notification (Po…
PtJade-Ceramic commentedon Jul 21, 2026
Just to clarify the misunderstanding -- this issue is about upgrading PowerShell itself via WinGet, not the VS Code extension.
The extension already has an update notification feature (in UpdatePowerShell.ts) that detects new PowerShell releases and prompts users to open the GitHub release page. This feature request adds a WinGet upgrade option alongside "Open GitHub Release":
PR #5558 implements this.
feat: add WinGet upgrade option to PowerShell update notification (Po…