Applications

Use the Applications tab to install, upgrade, uninstall, and review supported apps from one place. WinUtil relies on package manager support for these actions, so the available results depend on what WinGet can detect and manage on your system.

Install & Upgrade

• Choose the applications you want to install or upgrade.
  • For programs not currently installed, this action will install them.
  • For programs already installed, this action will update them to the latest version.
• Click the Install/Upgrade Selected button to start the installation or upgrade process.

Uninstall

• Select the programs you wish to uninstall.
• Click the Uninstall Selected button to remove them.

Upgrade All

• Simply press the Upgrade All button.
• This upgrades every supported installed program without individual selection.

Clear Selection

• Click the Clear Selection button.
• This clears all current selections.

Collapse & Expand Categories

• Click Collapse All Categories to close every category and shrink the list to just the category headers.
• Click Expand All Categories to reopen every category and show all applications again.

Category Filters

• Click a category chip at the top of the tab to show only that category. The chip stays highlighted while its filter is active.
• Hold Ctrl and click to add more categories to the filter, or to remove one again.
• Click All, or click the highlighted category again while it is the only one selected, to clear the filter.
• Categories with matching results open while a filter is active. Ones that filtering opened for you go back to collapsed when you clear it, ones you opened yourself stay open.

Selected Apps Counter

• The Selected Apps counter in the sidebar shows how many applications are currently selected.
• Use it to keep track of your selection as you browse categories.

Show Installed Apps

• Click the Show Installed Apps button.
• This scans for and selects installed applications supported by WinGet.

Tip

If you have trouble finding an application, press Ctrl + F and search for its name. The list filters as you type. The search and the category chips work together, so you can search inside the categories you picked.

Note

Show Installed Apps only selects software that WinGet can identify. Apps installed outside supported package sources may not appear.

Caution

Before uninstalling or upgrading apps, close any running programs first. Some packages may still prompt for input or fail if their source is unavailable.