The second preview release of Windows Package Manager 1.8 is now available for testing. This release is available for download. This update includes a number of changes that are intended to improve the level of support for WinGet. These changes include updating the code coverage pipeline, removing the x86 platform from the fuzzing pipeline, making the SQLite wrapper more resilient, and fixing issues with settings.

Windows Package Manager 1.8.924-preview

This is the second development build after the Windows Package Manager 1.7 build for Windows 10(1809+) and Windows 11.
This build will be released to Windows Insider Dev builds and Windows Package Manager Insiders.

Experimental features are enabled in this release. Run winget features to see which experimental features are enabled or disabled. Add the following to your settings (winget settings) file to enable the experimental features.

    "experimentalFeatures": {
        "sideBySide": true
    }

This release contains experimental support for multiple installed versions.

What's Changed

• Update WinGet Download spec with accurate PS cmdlet help by  @ryfu-msft in  #4182
• Add Troubleshooting Step for CDN by  @Trenly in  #4188
• CodeCoverage pipeline for submission to onefuzz. by  @ryfu-msft in  #4177
• Update fuzzing code coverage pipeline id by  @ryfu-msft in  #4191
• Increment version to 1.8 by  @ryfu-msft in  #4192
• Remove x86 platform from fuzzing pipeline by  @ryfu-msft in  #4195
• Make SQLite wrapper more resilient by  @JohnMcPMS in  #4196
• Pull in latest localized strings by  @ryfu-msft in  #4202
• Fix settings.schema.0.2.json not validating against schema by  @Mat2095 in  #4200
• Fix test error and change pipeline to properly report test crash by  @JohnMcPMS in  #4204
• Refactor IPackage by  @JohnMcPMS in  #4174
• Update Repair-WinGetPackageManager with UiXaml 2.8 by  @ryfu-msft in  #4218
• Copy semver.dll to direct dependencies by  @ryfu-msft in  #4226
• Fix xamlAsset value (powershell module) by  @vedantmgoyal9 in  #4240
• Update Triage Triggers by  @Trenly in  #4239
• Remove Needs-Triage when labels are applied by  @Trenly in  #4243
• Standardize Formatting of Documentation by  @Trenly in  #4244
• Fix conflict with Issue Forms by  @Trenly in  #4245
• Fix PowerShellCmdlet by  @msftrubengu in  #4247
• Add support for proxies  #190 by  @florelis in  #4203
• Make Ignore Warnings suppress the output level entirely by  @Trenly in  #4221
• Add spec for proxy support by  @florelis in  #4152
• Add Trigger for Needs-Repro Label by  @Trenly in  #4276
• Ignore corrupted source data by  @JohnMcPMS in  #4291
• Update similarissues.yml to include body information as well by  @craigloewen-msft in  #4295
• Fix EnableWindowsPackageManagerCommandLineInterfaces Policy Behavior by  @ryfu-msft in  #4293
• Better server start coordination by  @JohnMcPMS in  #4292
• Add experimental support for multiple installed versions by  @JohnMcPMS in  #4282
• Remove duplicates from MultiQuery by  @Trenly in  #4286
• Add support for setting source trust level by  @ryfu-msft in  #4216
• Remove macro condition for GetAdminSettingPolicy by  @ryfu-msft in  #4314
• Fix header for AdminSettings by  @ryfu-msft in  #4315

New Contributors

• @Mat2095 made their first contribution in  #4200

Full Changelog:  v1.7.10861...v1.8.924-preview

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