microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Winget is unavailable. Install or repair App Installer to search and install packages
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Area-Setup/Install
Issue-Bug
Needs-Triage
Product-Command Palette
- Dominant language
- C
- Stars
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- Forks
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- PR merge metrics
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Description
Microsoft PowerToys version
0.100
Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
Area(s) with issue?
Command Palette
Steps to reproduce
Click on the Winget icon from the dock?
✔️ Expected Behavior
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❌ Actual Behavior
Upload Bug Report ZIP-file
No response
Additional Information
Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (26200.8655)
Other Software
No response
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the Winget icon failure in the Command Palette on Windows 11, using the issue's screenshots and environment details as the baseline. Inspect the Command Palette Winget integration and collect the missing Bug Report ZIP while narrowing whether App Installer or Winget availability causes the message. Done means the icon can search and install packages, or reports the relevant repair path reliably.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100