:This is the most modern approach, using the official Microsoft.WinGet.Client module from the PSGallery. powershell

Install the necessary module to handle Store packages (if missing):

# Variables $releaseApi = "https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/latest" $tempDir = "$env:TEMP\winget_install" New-Item -Path $tempDir -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null