Microsoft used the Build developer conference now to take the wraps off Windows Package Manager 1.0, a tool which comes in handy to power users who wish to use packages on the operating-system.

Just in case you're wondering what this package manager does, well, it does exactly the same thing as virtually every other software within the same category, because it comes with features to simply install, upgrade, and import packages on Windows 10.

Right now, you will find over 1,400 packages that are available for users, and Microsoft reminds that users may also uninstall and export packages from the Add/Remove Programs UI.

"It still amazes us how many great pieces of software there are for Windows 10 within the repository. Once the search doesn't return any improvements, you can go through the process to launch Edge and check for that software installer download. Once you discover it, you can add it to the community repository, which means you don't have to go through that process again. After writing dozens of manifests by hand we realized there must be something for your," Demitrius Nelon, Senior Program Manager, explains.

Update already available

Users who joined the Windows Insider program or even the Windows Package Manager Insider group curently have the new version, with the software shipped with the App Installer in the Microsoft Store. However, it's available too as a stand-alone download if you want it at this time.

Worthwhile to learn, however, is that all devices running Windows 10 version 1809 or later are becoming the new form of the Windows Package Manager as an updating update shipped through the Microsoft Store.

So there's a good chance version 1.0 is already there on your pc, and also the easiest way to find out if this sounds like the case in your device is to just launch PowerShell and launch a winget command.