microsoft/winget-cli v1.28.90-preview

Windows Package Manager 1.28.90-preview

Repository: microsoft/winget-cli

Tag: v1.28.90-preview

Published: 2026-01-06T18:25:24Z

Prerelease: yes

Release notes: This is a preview build of WinGet for those interested in trying out upcoming features and fixes. While it has had some use and should be free of major issues, it may have bugs or usability problems. If you find any, please help us out by filing an issue.

New in v1.28

• Bumped the winget version to 1.28 to match the package version.
• Additional options for limiting the size of log files.

What's Changed

• Bump version to 1.28 by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5787
• Move to latest 7.4 PS SDK by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5811
• Enable MultiProcessorCompilation by @Trenly in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5804
• Remove mention of WinGet Insider program from the README by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5832
• Ignore ReleaseStatic outputs and clean intermediates by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5848
• Make Repair-WGPM a COM-aware cmdlet and rework version retrieval by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5842
• Unregister signal handler by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5861
• Support associating export units with packages in subdirectories of install location by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5859
• Send host geo to sandbox by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5873
• Update C++ nuget package references using new scripts by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5877
• Update platform toolset by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5882
• Extract event log for potential crash info by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5807
• Update CODEOWNERS to include winget-developers by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5891
• Fixes for VS2026 by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5896
• Additional logging limitations and control by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5888
• Use hybrid CRT linkage instead of full static by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5913
• Enable source reference to get thread globals for off-thread logging by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5780

Full Changelog: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/compare/v1.12.440...v1.28.90-preview