# Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate

WAU daily updates apps as system and notify connected users. (Allowlist and Blocklist support)

Repository: https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/winget-autoupdate
Language: PowerShell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: winget
Last push: 2026-06-29T06:03:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 83, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1690, "days_push": 65, "days_rel": 114, "gap_med": 13, "n_releases_24m": 24}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1979, forks 193 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:01.596086+00:00)

## What it is
Winget-AutoUpdate (WAU) is a Windows application that uses the Winget package manager to automatically update installed apps daily in system context, with toast notifications to connected users. It supports allowlist/blocklist control, configurable update frequency, and is installed via an MSI.

## Use cases
- automatically keep all Windows apps up to date via winget
- update apps as SYSTEM without user interaction
- exclude specific apps from auto-updates with a blocklist
- only auto-update a curated set of apps with an allowlist
- notify users when app updates are installed
- deploy managed app updates across Windows machines

## When to choose
- you manage Windows machines and want hands-off winget-based app updates
- you need updates to run in system context with user notifications
- you want allowlist/blocklist control over which apps get updated

## When to avoid
- you are not on Windows or don't use winget
- you need per-user store app or non-winget package management
- you require centralized fleet reporting rather than local updates

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: workflow-automation, scheduling, developer-tools
- domain: windows, self-hosted
- platform: windows
- tags: winget, software-updates, patch-management, system-administration, toast-notifications, msi-installer, automation, devops

## Member repositories
- Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.596086+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:04:41.121615+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.596086+00:00, sha 890ecaf23975)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.