{"version":"2.1.2","anchor":"windows-winget-installation-detection","canonical_anchor":"windows-winget-installation-detection","heading":"Windows Winget Installation Detection","tier":null,"area":null,"scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.2\/e\/windows-winget-installation-detection","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.2","markdown":"### Windows Winget Installation Detection\n\n**What**\n\nClaude Code now detects when it was installed via Windows Package Manager (winget) for better installation source tracking.\n\n**Details**\n\n- Detects winget installations by checking execution path patterns\n- Recognizes `Microsoft\\WinGet\\Packages` and `Microsoft\\WinGet\\Links` paths\n- Installation source now reports \"winget\" instead of \"unknown\" on Windows\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`KF0()` at line 370058 (winget detection, contains `\/Microsoft[\/\\\\]WinGet[\/\\\\]Packages\/i`)"}