winget export command — by Microsoft Learn

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Documents winget export, which writes the installed apps to a JSON file that winget import can use to reinstall them on another PC. Covers -o, --include-versions and --source, and warns that apps winget cannot match are skipped with a warning.

Quick steps

winget export -o <file>
Edit the JSON to remove unwanted apps

Paraphrased from the source. Menus can differ by version, so check the original for full details.

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Source reviewed: 2026-11-02
Link checked: 2026-11-02
Tested hands-on: Not by Oddbyte.Me

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