microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
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

Actual behavior
It does not show Microsoft Photos Legacy ...
if search with id (as below), it can display the result
winget search 9NV2L4XVMCXM

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