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How to update all your Windows apps at once

Windows 11 can update most of your installed programs in one command with winget. Here's how.

By the Softvault team · Oct 9, 2026

winget, the Windows Package Manager, is built into Windows 11 and recent Windows 10 versions. Besides installing software, it can update programs you installed any other way.

See what can be updated

Right-click Start, open Terminal and run:

winget upgrade

You get a table of installed programs with their current and available versions.

Update everything

winget upgrade --all

Some installers ask for administrator permission; accept the prompt or run Terminal as administrator. If you use Chocolatey instead, the equivalent is choco upgrade all -y.

If winget isn't found

Install or update App Installer from the Microsoft Store — winget is part of it — then open a new Terminal window.