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title: Applications
description: Use the Applications tab in WinUtil to install, upgrade, uninstall, and review supported apps.
sidebar:
  order: 2
---

import { Tabs, TabItem } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

Use the Applications tab to install, upgrade, uninstall, and review supported apps from one place. WinUtil relies on package manager support for these actions, so the available results depend on what WinGet can detect and manage on your system.

<Tabs>
<TabItem label="Install & Upgrade">
* Choose the applications you want to install or upgrade.
    * For programs not currently installed, this action will install them.
    * For programs already installed, this action will update them to the latest version.
* Click the `Install/Upgrade Selected` button to start the installation or upgrade process.

![Install or upgrade selected applications](../../../assets/screenshots/install-pics/installation&upgrade.png)
</TabItem>
<TabItem label="Uninstall">
* Select the programs you wish to uninstall.
* Click the `Uninstall Selected` button to remove them.

![Uninstall selected applications](../../../assets/screenshots/install-pics/uninstall-apps.png)
</TabItem>
<TabItem label="Upgrade All">
* Simply press the `Upgrade All` button.
* This upgrades every supported installed program without individual selection.

![Upgrade all applications](../../../assets/screenshots/install-pics/upgrade-all.png)
</TabItem>
<TabItem label="Clear Selection">
* Click the `Clear Selection` button.
* This clears all current selections.

![Clear app selections](../../../assets/screenshots/install-pics/clear-selected-apps.png)
</TabItem>
<TabItem label="Collapse & Expand Categories">
* Click `Collapse All Categories` to close every category and shrink the list to just the category headers.
* Click `Expand All Categories` to reopen every category and show all applications again.

![Collapse or expand all categories](../../../assets/screenshots/install-pics/Collapse&ExpandCat.png)
</TabItem>
<TabItem label="Category Filters">
* Click a category chip at the top of the tab to show only that category. The chip stays highlighted while its filter is active.
* Hold `Ctrl` and click to add more categories to the filter, or to remove one again.
* Click `All`, or click the highlighted category again while it is the only one selected, to clear the filter.
* Categories with matching results open while a filter is active. Ones that filtering opened for you go back to collapsed when you clear it, ones you opened yourself stay open.
</TabItem>
<TabItem label="Selected Apps Counter">
* The `Selected Apps` counter in the sidebar shows how many applications are currently selected.
* Use it to keep track of your selection as you browse categories.

![Selected apps counter](../../../assets/screenshots/install-pics/Selected-Apps.png)
</TabItem>
<TabItem label="Show Installed Apps">
* Click the `Show Installed Apps` button.
* This scans for and selects installed applications supported by WinGet.

![Show installed apps](../../../assets/screenshots/install-pics/show-installed-apps.png)
</TabItem>
</Tabs>

:::tip
If you have trouble finding an application, press `Ctrl + F` and search for its name. The list filters as you type. The search and the category chips work together, so you can search inside the categories you picked.
:::

:::note
`Show Installed Apps` only selects software that WinGet can identify. Apps installed outside supported package sources may not appear.
:::

:::caution
Before uninstalling or upgrading apps, close any running programs first. Some packages may still prompt for input or fail if their source is unavailable.
:::
