[7][6] Before deciding to develop Windows Package Manager, the team behind it explored Chocolatey, Scoop, Ninite, AppGet, Npackd and the PowerShell-based OneGet.

[8] After talking with Beigi, Microsoft allegedly ceased communication with him until confirming one day before the launch of winget that they would not be hiring him.

[8][9][10] Microsoft responded with a blog post crediting a number of winget's features to AppGet.

[15] The public Windows Package Manager Community repository hosts manifest files for supported applications in YAML format.

[17] To reduce the likelihood of non-Microsoft-approved software, including malicious software, making its way into the repository and onto the target machine, Windows Package Manager uses Microsoft SmartScreen, static analysis, SHA256 hash validation and other processes.