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winget list should be able to show hidden apps #977

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superusercode opened this issue May 20, 2021 · 2 comments
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winget list should be able to show hidden apps #977

superusercode opened this issue May 20, 2021 · 2 comments
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Command-List Issue related to WinGet List Issue-Feature This is a feature request for the Windows Package Manager client.

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superusercode commented May 20, 2021

Description of the new feature/enhancement

A minor issue (major if sysadmin) with the current implementation of winget list is that it does not show manually hidden apps from the program install list. Programs are hidden officially using the registry via installers and manual tweaking, but they can also be hidden manually by the user using Hide from Uninstall List and similar programs.

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Hidden programs cannot be upgraded as of the current version of winget.

Ideally programs should be visible via winget list regardless of status (shown/hidden), or at the very least visible when combined with a flag (winget list -hidden) or winget is run as an admin.

Additionally, it would be nice to have the ability to toggle the visibility of apps from winget.

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@superusercode superusercode added the Issue-Feature This is a feature request for the Windows Package Manager client. label May 20, 2021
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Previous comment from @ecovio1

a -hidden flag will be nice from a running as admin shell.

AFAIK, this is mostly done per app basis via
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
or
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

under a program folder ,
creating a new dword value , where Value Name is SystemComponent and Value Data is 1.
or manually renaming the program's DisplayName key to anything else random.

or hiding the whole "Programs and Features page" completely per user basis
from GPolicy>User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Programs.

@denelon denelon removed the Needs-Triage Issue need to be triaged label May 20, 2021
@denelon denelon added this to the Backlog - Windows Package Manager milestone May 20, 2021
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Trenly commented Jun 16, 2023

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@microsoft-github-policy-service microsoft-github-policy-service bot added the Command-List Issue related to WinGet List label Jun 16, 2023
@denelon denelon removed this from the Backlog-Client milestone Nov 14, 2024
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