UniGetUI how to easily update applications on Windows

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UniGetUI is a free tool that gives you more control over Windows app updates, scheduled updates, skipping updates, and more.

Unlike Linux, where most apps come from a single store, Windows users install programs from a variety of sources. As a result, the process of updating apps on Windows can become chaotic and inconsistent. Some programs update automatically, others rely on the Microsoft Store, and others work through different package managers. Depending on the number of apps you have installed, it can be difficult to keep track of them all and keep them all up to date. unigetui

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But there's a tool that can help you centralize this process, and its latest release makes managing updates even easier. It's UniGetUI, a front-end for package managers like WinGet, Scoop, and Chocolatey that lets you install, uninstall, and update applications from one place.

With UniGetUI, you have much more control over your app updates. In addition to installing and uninstalling apps, you can use it to check for updates, update multiple programs at once, ignore specific versions, and schedule update checks and automatic installations. You can even create a backup of your installed app list, which you can use later to restore all of those apps in case you reinstall Windows.

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Checking and installing available updates

Let's start with the most obvious action: checking for and installing the latest available updates. Here's what you need to do:

Open UniGetUI in the “Software Updates” section. Wait for UniGetUI to scan the package managers you have enabled.
Select an app you want to update or select multiple apps at once.
Click “Update selection” to install the selected updates.
You can also update everything in one go. UniGetUI supports bulk updates, so if you agree to all available versions, you don't have to check the list of applications one by one. If this is your first time opening UniGetUI, you might be surprised by the number of updates available for download. You might even see entries for applications you didn't even know were installed on your computer.

By right-clicking on an application in the “Software Updates” section, you will see options for managing the application from UniGetUI. You can skip the current version, pause updates for a specific period of time, or ignore its updates completely. UniGetUI keeps a list of ignored updates, which you can manage later.

Some other options when you right-click on a package are to download the installer for manual update, reinstall or uninstall the package, and open its installation location.

Automatically update only selected apps

UniGetUI version 2026.3.0 added the ability to selectively update apps. Instead of enabling automatic updates for each package, you can now mark individual apps that you want to update automatically:

Right-click on the package you want to automatically update.
Select “Update options”.
Enable the option “Automatically update this package”.
Repeat the same steps for any other applications you want to be automatically updated by UniGetUI.

It's worth taking some time to evaluate which applications you want to leave on the automatic update schedule, as you probably don't want every package to be automatically updated.

You can also enable the “Skip minor updates” option for that package, allowing UniGetUI to ignore minor version changes while still installing the most important updates.

Scheduling updates checks and installations

The latest version of UniGetUI also features a scheduled maintenance feature, which allows you to automate update checks and installations, rather than doing it all manually. The good thing is that these are separate processes, so you can set UniGetUI to check for updates frequently without necessarily installing them right away.

How to set it up:

Open UniGetUI in Settings.
Open the Scheduled maintenance section.
Enable the “Check for package updates” option if you want UniGetUI to automatically search for new versions.
Choose how often you want the scan to run. Depending on the schedule you choose, you can set a time interval, specific days, and a start time.
Enable the "Install available updates" option if you want UniGetUI to automatically install updates.
Set a separate schedule for installations. For example, you could check for updates daily, but only install them once a week.
In the “Installation” section, choose whether UniGetUI should update all available packages or only those you have marked for automatic updates.

If you select only the highlighted packages, use the “Manage List” feature to see which applications are included.

Backing up installed packages

UniGetUI can also back up the packages installed on your computer. This process does not back up the applications themselves or their personal data, but it does save a list that you can use later to restore these packages. This can be especially useful if you are reinstalling Windows and want to restore all of your applications without having to search for them one by one.

How to create a local package backup:

Open UniGetUI in Settings.
Open the “Package Backup” section.
In the “Local package backup” section, enable the “Periodically perform a local backup of the installed packages” option.
Click “Backup” in the “Perform a local backup now” section if you want to create a copy immediately.
Use the “Change backup output directory” option if you want to save the copy in a different location than the default.
If you want to have multiple copies, enable the option “Keep a separate file for each backup”.

UniGetUI will add the date and time to the name of each file. You can also set the maximum number of local backups to keep, so that older copies are automatically deleted once this limit is reached.
If you want the process to run automatically, you will go to the “Scheduled maintenance” section to set a schedule for creating local package backups.

There is one limitation you should be aware of: UniGetUI is not a complete replacement for the Microsoft Store update mechanism.

WinGet has access to the Microsoft Store source, but standard Store packages do not appear as regular updates through UniGetUI. The developer has previously explained that only some Store apps that use EXE or MSI files will appear this way, while regular Store apps will still be updated from the Microsoft Store.