App Installer & Updater - Update apps, install in bulk, set up a new PC (Updated Oct 2026)


Description:
Out-of-date apps are one of the easiest ways for a PC to get into trouble, and setting up a new PC means hunting down a dozen installers. App Installer & Updater uses Windows Package Manager (winget), which is built into Windows 10 and 11, to do both in a few clicks: it shows which apps have newer versions and updates the ones you tick, installs apps in bulk from a catalogue with ready-made sets, and saves this PC's app list so a new PC can be set up from it.

Nothing is installed or updated until you've seen a preview of exactly what will happen. If winget isn't on the PC, the tool says so and opens App Installer in the Microsoft Store for you.

How to use:
1. Open the tool. It asks winget which apps have updates; the banner shows the result - All apps are up to date (green), N apps have updates (amber) or winget isn't available (red, with a Get App Installer button).

2. Updates lists each app with its installed and available version, all ticked. Untick any you want to leave alone, then click Update N apps….

3. Install apps is a catalogue of popular apps grouped as Browsers, Office & documents, Communication, Media, Utilities, Remote support, Security & passwords, Tech & developer and Runtimes. Choose a Quick pick - Home essentials, Office PC, Tech toolkit or Developer - or tick apps yourself (the filter box narrows the list), then click Install N apps…. Apps already on the PC are shown in grey.

4. App lists (new PC): on the old PC click Save this PC's app list…; on the new PC click Open an app list…, tick the apps you want (apps not yet installed are ticked) and click Install N apps…. The list uses winget's own format, so winget import can read it too.

5. Before anything happens a preview lists every app. Leave Create a System Restore point before installing or updating ticked for a safety net. The Progress tab shows what winget is doing, and Stop stops after the current app.

6. Every install and update is recorded in the Change Journal, where a newly installed app can be uninstalled again.

7. Export to TXT and Export to CSV save the update list, catalogue or app list for your records.

What You Can Do With This Program

• Keep software patched:
  • See every app winget can update - from the winget catalogue and the Microsoft Store - with installed and available versions, and update them all in one go.
  • Apps whose version Windows can't tell (shown as Unknown) are included, so nothing is missed.
  
  
• Install apps in bulk:
  • Tick apps from a catalogue of popular, trusted apps, or use a quick pick: Home essentials, Office PC, Tech toolkit or Developer.
  • Installs run silently, one after the other - no clicking through installers.
  
  
• Set up a new PC in minutes:
  • Save the old PC's app list, open it on the new PC and install everything you want in one go.
  • The list is winget's standard format, also usable with winget import.
  
  
• Safety first:
  • A preview of every change, an optional System Restore point, a Stop button, and a Change Journal record - where a new install can be undone.
  • If winget is missing, the tool explains what it is and opens App Installer in the Microsoft Store.