Unable to install PowerShell Preview 7.4 with PowerShell 7.3 installed.

Brief description of your issue

When attempting to install PowerShell Preview 7.4 side-by-side with PowerShell 7.3 using winget, the installation is blocked with the message "Found an existing package already installed."

It appears that winget is identifying the installed version of PowerShell 7.3 as PowerShell Preview 7.4.

Steps to reproduce

1. Search for available packages winget search "Microsoft.PowerShell
2. Attempt to install PowerShell Preview winget install --source 'winget' --interactive --id 'Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview''

Expected behavior

winget should successfully install PowerShell Preview 7.4 side-by-side with PowerShell 7.3.

Actual behavior

winget is unable to differentiate between the two versions of PowerShell and is therefore preventing the installation of the Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview package.

winget listing installed versions of PowerShell.

• Notice how it identifies PowerShell 7.3 as both "Microsoft.PowerShell" and "Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview".

> winget list --id "Microsoft.PowerShell"

Name                   Id                   Version Source
-----------------------------------------------------------
PowerShell 7.3.1.0-x64 Microsoft.PowerShell 7.3.1.0 winget



> winget list --id "Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview"
Name                   Id                           Version   Available Source
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PowerShell 7.3.1.0-x64 Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview < 7.4.1.0 7.4.1.0   winget

winget search results and installation error message.

• I included two different attempts at installing, as they have slightly different error messages.

> winget search "Microsoft.PowerShell"
Name       Id                           Version Source
-------------------------------------------------------
PowerShell Microsoft.PowerShell         7.3.1.0 winget
PowerShell Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview 7.4.1.0 winget



> winget install --scope 'machine' --architecture 'X64' --source 'winget' --interactive --exact --id 'Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview'
Found an existing package already installed. Trying to upgrade the installed package...
No applicable upgrade found.



> winget install --source 'winget' --interactive --id 'Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview'
Found an existing package already installed. Trying to upgrade the installed package...
A newer version was found, but the install technology is different from the current version installed. Please uninstall the package and install the newer version.

Environment

Windows Package Manager (Preview) v1.5.101-preview
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22621.1105
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.20.101.0

Start by reproducing the winget list, winget search, and winget install commands from the issue on the stated Windows Package Manager version. Trace how the CLI identifies Microsoft.PowerShell and Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview when both versions are installed. Done means the preview package installs side-by-side without being treated as the stable package.