microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

Unable to accept Terms of Transaction remotely

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Description

Brief description of your issue

When attempting to run winget for the first time; winget prompts to accept Terms of Transaction stating the reason: The source requires the current machine's 2-letter geographic region to be sent to the backend service to function properly (ex. "AB").
On a local machine, you type 'y' and hit enter. However, when running remotely winget does not wait for the input response and simply returns the prompt reporting error: 0x8a150042: Error reading input in prompt

Steps to reproduce

Execute winget remotely on a machine that has not run winget previously using either PowerShellRemoteSession or a PowerShell script.

Expected behavior

Enter [Y] or [N] to answer input prompt and input is accepted.

Actual behavior

winget does not wait for the input response and simply returns the prompt reporting error: 0x8a150042 : Error reading input in prompt

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

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.2364
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.18.2691.0

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Research direction

Reproduce the first-run Terms of Transaction prompt by running winget remotely through a PowerShellRemoteSession or PowerShell script. Start at the CLI's prompt and input handling for remote sessions, then verify that Y/N input is accepted remotely without error 0x8a150042 while local behavior remains unchanged.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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