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Add link to App Installer on msstore
On a newly installed Windows it's possible that App Installer is not yet installed as such the proposed command may not work. I think that adding a link to it here would help people looking for it.
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> [!NOTE]
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> The **WinGet** command line tool is only supported on Windows 10 version 1809 (build 17763) or later. WinGet will not be available until you have logged into Windows as a user for the first time, triggering Microsoft Store to register the Windows Package Manager as part of an asynchronous process. If you have recently logged in as a user for the first time and find that WinGet is not yet available, you can open PowerShell and enter the following command to request this WinGet registration: `Add-AppxPackage -RegisterByFamilyName -MainPackage Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe`.
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> [!NOTE]
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> It's possible that **App Installer** is not installed on your device. In such case it can be downloaded [here](https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nblggh4nns1).
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### Install WinGet preview version [Developers Only]
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WinGet is included in the App Installer. To try the latest Windows Package Manager features, you can install a preview build one of the following ways:

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