Relevant area(s)
WinGet CLI
Description of the new feature / enhancement
Hello!
As documented at https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsDeveloperConfig#-pick-your-setup and confirmed by my own testing, winget configure requires the Visual C++ Redistributable be installed if you are running it non-elevated. I searched this repo several ways and I couldn't find this being discussed here, apologies if I just missed it.
I just wanted to officially request that this dependency be removed, if possible, as it would enable users in secured environments where they don't get admin access to still use Winget Configure.
The current state presents a real Catch-22: you can run winget configure non elevated, but only if you have the VCRedist installed, which requires elevation to install in the first place.
The main goal here is to just have winget configure be something that's usable directly on a plain Windows install without needed admin rights.
Thanks!
Proposed technical implementation details
No response
Relevant area(s)
WinGet CLI
Description of the new feature / enhancement
Hello!
As documented at https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsDeveloperConfig#-pick-your-setup and confirmed by my own testing,
winget configurerequires the Visual C++ Redistributable be installed if you are running it non-elevated. I searched this repo several ways and I couldn't find this being discussed here, apologies if I just missed it.I just wanted to officially request that this dependency be removed, if possible, as it would enable users in secured environments where they don't get admin access to still use Winget Configure.
The current state presents a real Catch-22: you can run
winget configurenon elevated, but only if you have the VCRedist installed, which requires elevation to install in the first place.The main goal here is to just have
winget configurebe something that's usable directly on a plain Windows install without needed admin rights.Thanks!
Proposed technical implementation details
No response