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repair command (winget)

The repair command of the winget tool repairs the specified application. This is useful when an app is malfunctioning or has corrupted files but doesn't require a full reinstall.

Use the list command to identify the application you want to repair. The repair command requires that you specify the exact string to repair. If there is any ambiguity, you will be prompted to further filter the repair command to an exact application.

Usage

winget repair [[-q] <query> ...] [<options>]

Screenshot listing winget repair command options.

Aliases

The following aliases are available for this command:

  • fix

Arguments

The following arguments are available.

Argument Description
-q,--query The query used to search for an app.

The query argument must be provided as a positional parameter. Wildcard syntax is not supported. Typically, this is a string that uniquely identifies the package you want to install.

Options

These options allow you to customize the install experience to meet your needs.

Option Description
-m, --manifest Must be followed by the path to the manifest (YAML) file. You can use the manifest to run the repair experience from a local YAML file.
--id Limits the install to the ID of the application.
--name Limits the search to the name of the application.
--moniker Limits the search to the moniker listed for the application.
-v, --version Enables you to specify an exact version to install. If not specified, latest will install the highest versioned application.
--product-code Filters using the product code.
-a, --architecture Select the architecture to install.
--scope Allows you to specify if the installer should target user or machine scope. See known issues relating to package installation scope.
-s, --source Restricts the search to the source name provided. Must be followed by the source name.
-i, --interactive Runs the installer in interactive mode. The default experience shows installer progress.
-h, --silent Runs the installer in silent mode. This suppresses all UI. The default experience shows installer progress.
-o, --log Directs the logging to a log file. You must provide a path to a file that you have the write rights to.
--ignore-local-archive-malware-scan Ignore the malware scan performed as part of installing an archive type package from local manifest.
--accept-source-agreements Used to accept the source license agreement, and avoid the prompt.
--accept-package-agreements Used to accept the license agreement, and avoid the prompt.
--locale Specifies which locale to use (BCP47 format).
--header Optional Windows-Package-Manager REST source HTTP header.
--authentication-mode Specify authentication window preference (silent, silentPreferred or interactive).
--authentication-account Specify the account to be used for authentication.
--force Direct run the command and continue with non security related issues.
--ignore-security-hash Ignore the installer hash check failure. Not recommended.
-e, --exact Uses the exact string in the query, including checking for case-sensitivity. It will not use the default behavior of a substring.
-?, --help Get additional help on this command.
--wait Prompts the user to press any key before exiting.
--logs,--open-logs Open the default logs location.
--verbose, --verbose-logs Used to override the logging setting and create a verbose log.
--nowarn,--ignore-warnings Suppresses warning outputs.
--disable-interactivity Disable interactive prompts.
--proxy Set a proxy to use for this execution.
--no-proxy Disable the use of proxy for this execution.

Example queries

The following example repairs an application.

winget repair Micrososft.WinGetCreate