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Over the course of several previous articles, we stressed the need to update the programs you use to protect your device, as most of the hacking operations that are taking place today are due to gaps in your programs, especially old versions. In addition, updates usually make you try out new features or solve an annoying problem you were having.

How to Update Windows Software Installed on Your Device Using CMD

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In this context, we presented more than one way to find out which programs need updating on your device, and because going through each program separately and updating it is cumbersome and difficult, we also reviewed tools to update programs automatically, but did you know that the Windows system already contains a built-in tool to update all installed programs automatically? Let us introduce you to it and how to use it from the Command Prompt or the CMD.

If you are using a recent copy of Windows 10 or have already installed Windows 11 on your device, there is a new function that has been added to the system called “Windows Package Manager” which allows managing everything related to programs through the command prompt, whether CMD or PowerShell, so that the [winget] command can be used. To install programs on the computer, in addition to the ability to remove and update programs. All you have to do is perform a simple command and Windows will check which installed programs need updating and install any new versions easily, here are the steps below.

First, run the Command Prompt on Windows in any way, but the easiest way is to press the Win + S (S) keys together on the keyboard to open the search bar and then type “CMD” or “Windows Terminal” in case you are You are using Windows 11, then from the search results, click on the “Open” or “Run as administrator” option to install updates without asking you for permission first.

After the CMD window appears, type [winget upgrade] and press Enter. If this is the first time you use the Windows Package Manager function, you will be prompted to agree to the license agreement first by typing “y” to agree and then pressing Enter. Once you do that, it immediately lists all the old software on your device including the names of the programs and the version number that is currently installed along with the latest available version as well as the software identifier (Id).

Here it is important to make a very important point to keep in mind that Windows Package Manager allows to install or update only software that supports it and not all software designed for Windows. This doesn't mean it's a useless function, at all, as you can type [winget install] and a list of supported programs will appear and include over 3,700 different programs and the number continues to increase almost every day.

So you're sure to find most of the software you use, including browsers like Google Chrome, Firefox, and Opera, as well as communication software like Zoom, Whatsapp, Skype, media players like VLC and Spotify, game libraries like Steam and Epic Games, and even developer software like Visual Studio Code and + +Notepad and many more.

Now to update the old programs that appeared in the list after typing the above command, you can simply type the command [winget upgrade --all] and after pressing Enter Windows will start downloading and installing the latest versions of all programs silently, so all you have to do is wait for them to appear "Successfully installed" message, so all the software you use on your device has been updated.

But if you want to update a specific software instead of all software, you can do so by typing [winget upgrade softwareID] replacing “softwareID” with the software ID, and after pressing Enter, the new version will be downloaded and installed without your intervention.

With a simple step, you will be able to keep using the latest versions of your software without resorting to third-party tools to perform the same task. As is clear from the previous example, we were able to update VLC media player using CMD, although the program itself contains a tool to check the availability of a new update, as most other programs, but of course updating each program individually takes a lot of time.