microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

Packages from "msstore" source aren't visible in `list` or `export`

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Issue-Bug msstore
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Description

Brief description of your issue

When I run winget search for an MS Store app, all the apps from the store show IDs that are just a sequence of numbers and capital letters of fixed length. Winget also doesn't show any source for MS Store apps with winget list.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open command prompt
  2. Run winget search Whiteboard

Expected behavior

The MS Store apps have their MS Store IDs as the IDs in winget.

Actual behavior

Example:

G:\>winget search Whiteboard
Name                                           Id                             Version Match           Source
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft Whiteboard                           9MSPC6MP8FM4                   Unknown                 msstore
Miro: online collaborative whiteboard platform 9N236HQQTVNH                   Unknown                 msstore
Mediabyte Whiteboard                           9NLXHHMHML2M                   Unknown                 msstore
ITP WhiteBoard Live                            9PF2799CX6JW                   Unknown                 msstore
LYNX Whiteboard                                9NP33M4M3R35                   Unknown                 msstore
Imaging Whiteboard                             9N2CXSZG7FR4                   Unknown                 msstore
Digital Whiteboard RT                          9WZDNCRDKCH9                   Unknown                 msstore
Whiteboard - Draw Your Ideas                   9NXFV475DL12                   Unknown                 msstore
Basic Whiteboard                               9WZDNCRDBZK3                   Unknown                 msstore
VTDC_Whiteboard                                9NBLGGH5FPKL                   Unknown                 msstore
Rainbow Board                                  HarshKhandeparkar.RainbowBoard 0.8.0   Tag: whiteboard winget
Miro                                           Miro.Miro                      0.6.3   Tag: whiteboard winget

Environment

[winget --info]
Windows Package Manager version v1.1.12701
Windows: Windows.Desktop version v10.0.19044.1263
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller version v1.16.12701.0

Any other software?

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Research direction

Reproduce the report with winget search Whiteboard, then compare the corresponding winget list and winget export results for the msstore source. Trace the CLI handling for that source and verify that Store packages retain their Store IDs and appear in both commands.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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