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Ammammata wrote:

    winget list

just wondering whether this is normal... :-(

compare to mine

WindowsAppRuntime.1.1 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.1 1.1.5
winget
WindowsAppRuntime.1.1 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.1 1.1.5
winget
WindowsAppRuntime.1.7 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.7 1.7.9
winget
WindowsAppRuntime.1.7 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.7 1.7.9
winget
WindowsAppRuntime.1.7 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.7 1.7.8
winget
WindowsAppRuntime.1.7 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.7 1.7.7
winget
WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 > 1.8.10
winget
WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 > 1.8.10
winget
WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 > 1.8.10
winget
WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 1.8.10
winget
WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 1.8.9
winget
WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 1.8.8
winget
WindowsAppRuntime.2 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.2 2.5.1.0
winget
WindowsAppRuntime.2 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.2 2.5.1.0
winget
WindowsAppRuntime.2 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.2 2.4.0.0
winget
WindowsAppRuntime.2 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.2 2.3.1.0
winget
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Andy Burns wrote:

Ammammata wrote:

    winget list

just wondering whether this is normal... :-(
compare to mine

Querying from the powershell winget cmdlet shows a shorter list

get-wingetPackage -name windowsAppRuntime

Name Id Version
Available Source
---- -- -------
--------- ------
Windows App SDK Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.1 1.1.5
winget
Windows App Runtime 1.7 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.7 1.7.9
winget
Windows App Runtime 1.8 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 > 1.8.10
winget
Windows App Runtime 2.0 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.2 2.5.1.0
winget
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Maria Sophia wrote:

Apparently, winget search "Windows App Runtime" queries the online
repository (the global store), showing every version of the runtime
that is available to download from Microsoft.

PS> winget search "Windows App Runtime"
Name Id Version Source
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows App Runtime Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3 1.3.3 winget
Windows App Runtime Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4 1.4.7 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.5 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5 1.5.9 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.6 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.6 1.6.9 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.7 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.7 1.7.9 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.8 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 1.8.10 winget
Windows App Runtime 2.0 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.2 2.4.0 winget
Windows App Runtime 2.0 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.2.0 2.0.1 winget

PS> winget install Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.6
Found an existing package already installed.
Trying to upgrade the installed package...
No available upgrade found.
No newer package versions are available from the configured sources.

Are your results similar?

similar but not identical

Sticking with the 'pure' powershell cmdlet way, rather then spawning out
to winget.exe

find-wingetPackage -id "microsoft.windowsAppRuntime"

Name Id Version Source
---- -- ------- ------
Windows App SDK Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.0 1.0.4 winget
Windows App SDK Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.1 1.1.5 winget
Windows App SDK Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.2 1.2.5 winget
Windows App Runtime Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3 1.3.3 winget
Windows App Runtime Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4 1.4.7 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.5 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5 1.5.9 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.6 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.6 1.6.9 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.7 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.7 1.7.9 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.8 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 1.8.10 winget
Windows App Runtime 2.0 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.2 2.4.0 winget
Windows App Runtime 2.0 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.2.0 2.0.1 winget

but calling winget.exe

winget search "Windows App Runtime"
Name Id Version Source -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows App Runtime Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3 1.3.3 winget
Windows App Runtime Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4 1.4.7 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.5 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5 1.5.9 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.6 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.6 1.6.9 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.7 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.7 1.7.9 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.8 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 1.8.10 winget
Windows App Runtime 2.0 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.2 2.4.0 winget
Windows App Runtime 2.0 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.2.0 2.0.1 winget


Are you on win10 or win11 ?


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On Mon, 10/12/2026 5:17 AM, Maria Sophia wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

get-wingetPackage -name windowsAppRuntime

This is a good discussion because "accurate" is a primary operative.
And "installed" apps is the second main operative in this discussion.

Apparently, the output from Get-WinGetPackage lists the Windows App
Runtime packages that are currently installed on the computer.

get-wingetPackage -name windowsAppRuntime

get-wingetPackage : The term 'get-wingetPackage' is not recognized
as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.

Install-Module -Name Microsoft.WinGet.Client -Force -AllowClobber

get-wingetPackage -name windowsAppRuntime

Name Id Version Available Source
Windows App Runtime Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3 1.3.3 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.5 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5 1.5.9 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.6 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.6 1.6.9 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.7 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.7 1.7.4 1.7.9 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.8 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 > 1.... winget

Apparently, winget search "Windows App Runtime" queries the online repository (the global store), showing every version of the runtime
that is available to download from Microsoft.

winget search "Windows App Runtime"

Name Id Version Source
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Windows App Runtime Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3 1.3.3 winget
Windows App Runtime Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4 1.4.7 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.5 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5 1.5.9 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.6 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.6 1.6.9 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.7 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.7 1.7.9 winget
Windows App Runtime 1.8 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.8 1.8.10 winget
Windows App Runtime 2.0 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.2 2.4.0 winget
Windows App Runtime 2.0 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.2.0 2.0.1 winget

winget install Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.6

Found an existing package already installed.
Trying to upgrade the installed package...
No available upgrade found.
No newer package versions are available from the configured sources.

Are your results similar?

Large vats of hot soup to pour on the peasants. A lot of these
files are localization related (en-us or whatever).

grep WindowsAppRuntime nfi-c-out.txt | wc -l
8534

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.8_8000.921.1539.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\NpuDetect\NPUDetect.dll
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.8_8000.921.1539.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Windows.AI.ContentModerationInternal.winmd
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.2_2.5.1.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Windows.AI.MachineLearning.dll
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.2_2.5.1.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Windows.AI.Video.dll
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.ScreenSketch_11.2608.41.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\SnippingTool\onnxruntime.dll
C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.CBS.2_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Phone.dll

You would think WinSxS would be a large enough vat, for all occasions.
Whereas these vats are updated on a relatively high frequency basis
via Reliability Monitor citation. Maybe we could think of the WinSxS
as the "low frequency" "Patch Tuesday" vat, and whatever this purpose
serves, is the "high frequency" "stealth" vat. My reliability info
has scrolled off, since I did a Repair Install, so I cannot give
an example of a WindowsAppRuntime set of installs.

I think the NPUDetect routine is going to be somewhat disappointed on my machine :-)
My machine is more DialupNetworking and LongWalksOnTheBeach material.
You would think there would be Detect routines for those.
I guess I just have no interest in boatloads of INT8 multiplies.

"Riders On The Storm"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G2-FPlvY58

Paul
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