Updates to the localization pipeline, a fix for the loc pipeline service connection, and the ability to enable Microsoft Entra Id authentication for displaycatalog are all part of the second development build for Windows Package Manager 1.9.

Other changes include updating pipeline component versions, adding tests for configuring mixed elevation, enabling v2 index EF by default, trimming versions while parsing, removing installer type mapping for MSI/WIX and MSIX NonStore, stabilizing SxS, using digest verification APIs for MSIX, improving version support with preambles, launching COM server for elevated use via packaged path, fixing export manifest with multiple locales, updating expired certificates, and updating winget serve.

Windows Package Manager 1.9.1763-preview

This is the second development build after the Windows Package Manager 1.8 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,
        "configureSelfElevate": true,
        "storeDownload": true,
        "configureExport": true,
        "indexV2": true
    }

What's Changed

• Update localization pipeline to new auth type by  @florelis in  #4532
• Fix loc pipeline service connection by  @florelis in  #4533
• Enable Microsoft Entra Id auth for displaycatalog and use enterprise offline sku by  @yao-msft in  #4544
• Add tests for configure mixed elevation by  @ryfu-msft in  #4487
• Make v2 index EF enabled by default by  @JohnMcPMS in  #4553
• Trim Version When Parsing by  @Trenly in  #4554
• Add Tests for Parsing Versions with Whitespace by  @Trenly in  #4557
• Winget Repair - Eliminate installer type mapping for MSI/WIX and MSIX NonStore ,code refactoring & E2E Test Coverage by  @Madhusudhan-MSFT in  #4534
• Update Pipeline Component Versions by  @Trenly in  #4560
• Add support for extracting archives using tar.exe by  @ryfu-msft in  #4541
• Make SxS stable by  @JohnMcPMS in  #4563
• Use digest verification APIs for MSIX when available by  @JohnMcPMS in  #4564
• Improve Support for Versions with Preambles by  @Trenly in  #4558
• Launch COM server for elevated use via packaged path by  @JohnMcPMS in  #4567
• Fix export manifest with multiple locales by  @yao-msft in  #4569
• Configuration history support by  @JohnMcPMS in  #4552
• Make Store package download stable by  @yao-msft in  #4570
• Update expired certificate with incoming one by  @JohnMcPMS in  #4568
• Apply latest patch for localized strings by  @ryfu-msft in  #4578
• Update winget server com security by  @yao-msft in  #4577

Full Changelog:  v1.9.1551-preview...v1.9.1763-preview

Release Windows Package Manager 1.9.1763-preview · microsoft/winget-cli