How to install winget for WinDirStat

How do I get winget and install WinDirStat with it?

1. Open PowerShell. Right-click Start and choose Terminal, or search Start for PowerShell.
2. Check for winget. Run winget --version. A version number means winget is ready.
3. Install App Installer if it is missing. Open the App Installer page in the Microsoft Store and click Get or Update.
4. Open a new terminal. Close the old window so Windows finds the new command, then run winget --version again.
5. Install WinDirStat. Paste the WinDirStat command below and approve the User Account Control prompt.

Where does winget come from?

winget is the command-line tool of the Windows Package Manager, and Microsoft ships it inside App Installer, the same Store app that installs .msix packages. Windows 11 and supported Windows 10 builds include App Installer, and the Store keeps it updated in the background, so most PCs already have winget without anyone installing it. Microsoft's winget documentation lists the supported Windows versions and every command.

What is the WinDirStat command once winget works?

The package id is WinDirStat.WinDirStat, the same id the WinDirStat README gives, published in Microsoft's public winget-pkgs repository with WinDirStat Team as the publisher. The version below adds two flags that answer winget's agreement questions in advance, so the command runs to the end without waiting for you:

winget install -e --id WinDirStat.WinDirStat --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements

Press Win+R, paste with Ctrl+V, press Enter. A window opens, installs and closes; then open the app from Start. The winget guide for WinDirStat covers what the package installs and how to upgrade or remove it later.

Why use winget for a disk space analyzer?

A disk space analyzer is a tool you run a few times a year, which makes it easy to forget to update. With winget, one command, winget upgrade --all, updates WinDirStat together with every other program winget manages. It also removes the download page from the process, so there is no wrong button to click on a site that copies the WinDirStat name. The WinDirStat README recommends a package manager because it makes updates easier, and its malware warning explains the second risk.

What if the Microsoft Store is blocked?

On a work PC, the Store and winget are often switched off by policy. That is a decision for your IT team, so ask them for the approved way to get WinDirStat rather than downloading App Installer from another site. If you may run programs but not install them, the portable zip from the GitHub releases needs neither the Store nor winget; the portable guide covers that route.

Commands and behavior from Microsoft's winget documentation.