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winget cannot found Microsoft Photos Legacy

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Description

Brief description of your issue

winget cannot found Microsoft Photos Legacy

Steps to reproduce

winget search photos

winget search --name photos

winget search --name legacy

Expected behavior

show name id version source as below

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Actual behavior

It does not show Microsoft Photos Legacy ...

if search with id (as below), it can display the result

winget search 9NV2L4XVMCXM

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Environment
winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.3.2691
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22621.963
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.18.2691.0

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported searches on Windows with winget 1.3.2691, comparing name and keyword searches with the working ID search for 9NV2L4XVMCXM. Trace the winget search entry point and determine why Microsoft Photos Legacy is omitted; done means the package appears with its name, ID, version, and source for the reported searches.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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