Windows Package Manager (WinGet) Files

This is the second release candidate build of Windows Package Manager v1.12. If you find any bugs or problems, please help us out by filing an issue.

New in v1.12

• MCP server available; run winget mcp for assistance on configuring your client.
• App Installer now uses WinUI 3. The package dependency on WinUI 2 has been replaced by a dependency on the Windows App Runtime 1.8.
• Manifest schema and validation updated to v1.12. This version update adds Font as an InstallerType and NestedInstallerType.
• Font Install, Uninstall, and a winget-fonts source have been added and are non-experimental.

Bug Fixes

• Manifest validation no longer fails using UTF-8 BOM encoding when the schema header is on the first line
• Upgrading a portable package with dev mode disabled will no longer remove the package from the PATH variable.
• Fixed source open failure when there were multiple sources but less than two non-explicit sources.
• Fixed a failure that would happen while closing App Installer.

Font Support

Font Install and Uninstall via manifest and package source for user and machine scopes has been added. A sample Font manifest can be found at: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/fonts/m/Microsoft/FluentFonts/1.0.0.0

At this time install and removal of fonts is only supported for fonts installed via WinGet Package.

Fonts must either be the Installer or a .zip archive of NestedInstaller fonts.

A new explicit source for fonts has been added "winget-font".

:::winget search font -s winget-font```

This source is not yet accepting public submissions at this time.

## Experimental Features

* Experimental support still exists for the 'font' command.

---
### Experimental support for Fonts
The following snippet enables experimental support for fonts via `winget settings`. The `winget font list` command will list installed font families and the number of installed font faces.
:::JSON

{ "$schema" "https://aka.ms/winget-settings.schema.json", "experimentalFeatures": { "fonts": true } }

The font 'list' command has been updated with a new '--details' feature for an alternate view of the installed fonts.


## What's Changed

* Update the other TDBuild task by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5534
* Use windows-latest agents in localization pipeline by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5538
* Bump version to v1.12 by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5532
* Allow set foreground from PS by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5541
* Move to proper signal for dev/not-dev by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5552
* Use SDK 26100 in CommonCore project by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5570
* Repair Repair-WinGetPackageManager by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5568
* Use cpprestsdk v2.10.18 by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5567
* Undefined-behaviour fix: safely call std::isspace in CompletionData by @mohiuddin-khan-shiam in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5564
* Add missing compilation flags for vcpkg ports by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5587
* Add more missing flags for vcpkg by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5592
* Swallow provisioned package errors by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5595
* Update detours vcpkg to use prior version by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5601
* Remove TestRelease by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5613
* Handle Byte Order Mark during validation by @Trenly in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5585
* Initial MCP Server implementation by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5610
* Update release notes for BOM Handling by @Trenly in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5622
* Don't build MCP for fuzzing by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5625
* Resolve nuget package graph for .NET projects together by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5627
* Update to latest MCP nuget by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5633
* Update release notes to mention WinUI dependency change by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5656
* Improve COM server quiescing by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5652
* Improve issue forms & add corresponding label triggers by @mdanish-kh in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5661
* Fix conflict with issue forms by @Trenly in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5663
* Improve COM static store usage by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5680
* Update schema to 1.12 with Font InstallerType by @dkbennett in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5687
* Download MS Store package for target OS by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5689
* Fixes for older OSes by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5691
* Add RestSource and tests for Manifest v1.12 by @dkbennett in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5695
* Improve slow searches involving installed items by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5701
* Shorter default installer log filename by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5705
* Add the ARP correlation entry to the context for portable installs by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5707
* Fix two unrelated version issues by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5719
* Heal tracking database if it can't open by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5724
* MS Store cert pinning updates by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5732
* Update MCP GP name by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5736
* Add workflow for automatic issue deduplication by @cinnamon-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5738
* moving workflow to parent by @denelon in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5740
* Cache information responses from REST sources by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5726
* Shared build props by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5749
* Improve shared props layout by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5751
* Fix portable path removal on upgrade by @dkbennett in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5756
* Minor update to release notes for v1.12 by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5761
* Font Install, Uninstall, additional Font List by @dkbennett in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5566
* Fix install source and final progress by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5764
* Use winrt for time conversion by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5763
* Change label_as_duplicate to false in workflow by @Trenly in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5773
* Remove openssl from sfsclient cgmanifest by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5775
* Add admin check to uninstall of machine font by @dkbennett in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5779
* Add Font source group policy support by @dkbennett in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5646
* Improve window thread termination by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5781
* Fix portable installer issues when installing to non ascii path by @yao-msft in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5788
* Remove experimental from Font Install, Uninstall, and source by @dkbennett in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5791
* Update NOTICE by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5801
* Update localized strings by @florelis in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5805
* Move to latest 7.4 PS SDK (1.12) by @JohnMcPMS in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5812

## New Contributors

* @mohiuddin-khan-shiam made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/5564

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/compare/v1.11.400...v1.12.350