microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

upgrade of WindowsTerminal fails with 0x80070002 (System cant find the file specified)

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Description

Brief description of your issue

Trying to upgrade WindowsTerminal fails:

<my PS prompt:> winget upgrade Microsoft.WindowsTerminal
Gefunden Windows Terminal [Microsoft.WindowsTerminal] Version 1.11.2921.0
Diese Anwendung wird von ihrem Besitzer an Sie lizenziert.
Microsoft ist nicht verantwortlich und erteilt keine Lizenzen für Pakete von Drittanbietern.
Der Installer-Hash wurde erfolgreich überprüft
Paketinstallation wird gestartet...
Installieren fehlgeschlagen mit Exitcode: 0x80070002 : The system cannot find the file specified
Steps to reproduce
  • open a PSHell windows
$PSVersionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      5.1.19041.1237
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.19041.1237
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
  • run winget upgrade Microsoft.WindowsTerminal
  • see it fail
Expected behavior

winget should be able to upgrade WindowsTerminal

Actual behavior

winget fails to upgrade WindowsTerminal

Environment
> winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.1.12653
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19042.1288
Paket: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.16.12653.0

Protokolle: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir

Links
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Datenschutzerklärung              https://aka.ms/winget-privacy
Lizenzvereinbarung                https://aka.ms/winget-license
Hinweise von Drittanbietern       https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Startseite                        https://aka.ms/winget
Windows Store Nutzungsbedingungen https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale

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Research direction

Reproduce the failure with winget upgrade Microsoft.WindowsTerminal using the reported Windows and Windows Package Manager versions. Start with the diagnostic logs under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir and determine why the installer cannot find the specified file. Done means the same upgrade completes successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, powershell
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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