upgrade-restriction.ps1

ALL CREDIT for this script goes to alkampfergit & nouseforname.

This is just an step-by-step instruction for dumb people like me.

PowerShell script to exclude packages from

> winget upgrade --all

Note: PowerShell Execution Policy must be set to Unrestricted or RemoteSigned.

1. Run PowerShell as admin

   -Check policy: Get-ExecutionPolicy

   -Set policy: Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted or Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

2. Create .txt file

   -Copy/Paste code

   -change/adjust desired package ID (e.g. Winamp.Winamp)

$skipUpdate = @(
'Winamp.Winamp',
'Github.Atom'
)  

-save file with file extension .ps1 or save as .txt, then rename .ps1 (e.g. upgrade-restriction.ps1)

3. Run PowerShell as admin

   -Change directory: cd c:\path\to\script

   -Execute script: .\upgrade-restriction.ps1