ci: install winget via Repair-WinGetPackageManager

[wmmc88]

This pull request refactors the GitHub Action for installing Winget on Windows runners, simplifying the installation process and improving support for images that may not include winget-cli (notably Windows ARM64 partner images). The changes remove the need for a GitHub token, streamline the workflow YAML files, and introduce a new force-cli-install input to control Winget installation behavior.

Action and Workflow Refactoring:

• Refactored .github/actions/install-winget/action.yaml to:

  • Remove the requirement for a GITHUB_TOKEN input and all related authenticated API requests.
  • Add a new force-cli-install input to optionally force installation of the latest Winget CLI for images missing winget-cli.
  • Simplify the installation steps by using the Microsoft.WinGet.Client PowerShell module and the Repair-WinGetPackageManager command when forced installation is needed.

• Updated all workflow files (build.yaml, test.yaml, lint.yaml, docs.yaml, local-development-makefile.yaml) to:

  • Remove the conditional step for installing the Winget PowerShell module and the explicit GITHUB_TOKEN input.
  • Use the new force-cli-install input to control when Winget should be forcibly installed, specifically for the windows-11-arm runner image. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Improved Support for Windows ARM64:

• Ensured that the windows-11-arm runner image, which does not include winget-cli by default, will have Winget installed reliably by setting force-cli-install: true for this runner. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

General Simplification and Reliability:

• Reduced complexity and improved maintainability by consolidating installation logic and removing unnecessary steps from both the action and workflow files.

These changes make Winget installation more robust and easier to maintain across different Windows runner environments.

Related to microsoft/Windows-rust-driver-samples#48

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Pull request overview

This pull request simplifies Winget installation on Windows ARM64 runners by replacing a custom composite GitHub Action with a direct PowerShell command (Repair-WinGetPackageManager -Latest -Force). The change reduces complexity by leveraging the built-in capabilities of the Microsoft.WinGet.Client PowerShell module, which is now installed on all Windows runners before the Winget installation step.

Key changes:

• Removed the custom .github/actions/install-winget composite action that handled manual download and installation of Winget v1.11.400 with dependencies
• Updated all workflow files to use Repair-WinGetPackageManager -Latest -Force for ARM64 runners
• The PowerShell module installation step is now unconditionally executed on all runners (needed by downstream actions), while Winget repair/installation remains conditional on ARM64

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File	Description
.github/actions/install-winget/action.yaml	Removed the entire custom composite action that manually downloaded and installed Winget with architecture-specific dependencies
.github/workflows/test.yaml	Replaced custom action usage with direct Repair-WinGetPackageManager command; uses matrix.runner.arch == 'arm64' conditional
.github/workflows/local-development-makefile.yaml	Replaced custom action usage with direct Repair-WinGetPackageManager command; uses matrix.runner.name == 'windows-11-arm' conditional
.github/workflows/lint.yaml	Replaced custom action usage with direct Repair-WinGetPackageManager command; uses matrix.runner.name == 'windows-11-arm' conditional
.github/workflows/docs.yaml	Replaced custom action usage with direct Repair-WinGetPackageManager command; uses matrix.runner.name == 'windows-11-arm' conditional
.github/workflows/build.yaml	Replaced custom action usage with direct Repair-WinGetPackageManager command; uses matrix.runner.name == 'windows-11-arm' conditional

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[gurry]

@wmmc88 You might want to update this statement in the PR description: "The custom .github/actions/install-winget composite action and its usage have been removed from all workflow files."