How to update all your Windows PC’s apps with a single click

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In the Discover Packages section of UniGetUI, you can use either search bar—the giant one in the middle or the smaller one at the top right—to search for programs you want to install.

You can install programs by right-clicking and selecting Install—but before you do, look at the Source column on the right side. Stick with items labeled WinGet: winget. (The items labeled WinGet: msstore and Chocolatey are also okay, but those programs are the versions made available through the Microsoft Store and the alternative Chocolatey package manager for Windows, respectively.)

If you want to install several programs at once, select the checkboxes at the front of each list item, then click the Install selected packages button along the top toolbar. The installation will run without the usual app installation confirmations.

Software updates with UniGetUI

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In the Software Updates section of UniGetUI, you’ll see a list of all the installed programs on your system that have updates available. This is where you can quickly update everything at once.

Note that all the list items are selected by default here. You should only skip updates for software if you have a very good reason (like if a specific update is known to have a critical bug or vulnerability).

Installed packages in UniGetUI