Would you recommend using UniGetUI on a Windows system instead of installing apps manually? Is more data being sent to MS if using UniGetUI?

I mean, you’re using Windows. Privacy is merely a concept there. To me, it doesn’t really matter. Telemetry or any other analytics is still going to exist, in some shape or form.

Few quick points: you use a 3rd party rather than downloading from the source, it would hence be less secure you won’t really benefit from any privacy at all, even the opposite makes your life potentially more convenient and easy because you can see all the programs in a single place maintainer lo…

[image] kissu: it would hence be less secure Not inherently but is also not good OPSEC. I half agree if I am being pedantic. Best to always download directly the old fashioned way unless you have to use such tools if you’re admin of many computers.

So what would you recommend to use for installing and keeping programs up to date in Windows? In the Privacy Guides tutorial I read about Winget - but that would mean using the Microsoft Store, which I don’t want, I only have a local account anyways. I am okay with installing from the website or G…

You can use winget in Powershell to install and update applications or set up UnigetUI to work as a UI for winget if you don’t want to interact with the command line. The latter is what I usually do when I set up a machine for a family member, so they have a central place where they can install new …

Maybe I’m fully wrong (feel free to correct me if it’s the case) but wouldn’t it be possible to have some linux package management via WSL2? Because apt upgrade could be a way to go forward. :hugs: But yeah, I’m not sure if it works in the GUI realm with Windows’ way of handling the programs.

It is possible to some extent, but far from production ready I’d say.

Thanks, I know how WInget and UnigetUI work, my question is whether it is recommended to use them from a privacy AND security standpoint. I do not want to use the MS store and in general obviously want to restrict the data sent. It is just a pain having to manually check all software for updates, t…

By default the winget cli does have some kind of telemetry enabled, but you can opt out as documented here

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anon71235974 November 30, 2025, 2:28pm 12

Whatever you do, don’t install Windows Store. It creates a hidden account tied to your hardware that remembers your entire App history even after reinstalling Windows. There’s a thread on this:

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