`device windows deploy`

Overview

Installs applications on a Windows machine using winget, driven by a JSON manifest. Supports device-specific overrides, category filtering, and required-only installs. Skips packages that are already installed.

Usage

device windows deploy [OPTIONS]

Options

Option	Description	Default
`-m, --manifest PATH`	Manifest file path	`windows/apps/manifest.json`
`-d, --device DEVICE`	Device ID for override (`auto` = hostname detection)	--
`--required-only`	Only install required packages	`false`
`-c, --category CATEGORY`	Only install packages from this category	All

Prerequisites

Repo: device-deployments
Platform: Windows 10/11
Dependencies: winget (App Installer)
Manifest: windows/apps/manifest.json with package definitions

Examples

Deploy all apps from default manifest

device windows deploy

Deploy only required packages

device windows deploy --required-only

Deploy with device-specific overrides (auto-detect hostname)

device windows deploy -d auto

Deploy only a specific category

device windows deploy -c development

Output

Deployment summary showing total, installed, skipped, and failed package counts.

device windows audit -- audit compliance against manifest
device windows update -- update outdated packages

Overview​

Usage​

Options​

Prerequisites​

Examples​

Deploy all apps from default manifest​

Deploy only required packages​

Deploy with device-specific overrides (auto-detect hostname)​

Deploy only a specific category​

Output​

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