microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
JetBrains ETW Host Service (x64) incorrectly listed as having updates
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Description
Brief description of your issue
When running winget upgrade, JetBrains' ETW Host Service (x64) is listed as having an update available, but the update itself seems to be for Jetbrains ReSharper, which uses the ETW Host Service but is different from it.
Not only that, but trying to update anyway does nothing.
Here is a screenshot of the output in PowerShell 7:

Steps to reproduce
- Download and install the ETW Host Service (x64) from JetBrains
- Run
winget upgradeand/orwinget upgrade --all
This also happens if you let the ETW Host Service get installed by JetBrains Rider and then search for updates in winget.
Expected behavior
The ETW Host Service should either not be included among the list of updatable packages (typically, JetBrains' software automatically installs and manages it) or retrieve the correct update information.
JetBrains ReSharper != JetBrains ETW Host Service.
Actual behavior
Currently, the host service seems to be treated as being identical to ReSharper + the update itself does nothing (probably because there is no actual package to update).
Environment
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22621.1265
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.19.10173.0
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First steps
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing winget upgrade and winget upgrade --all with the JetBrains ETW Host Service installed, then inspect how the CLI identifies its package and compares it with JetBrains ReSharper. Check the package metadata or update-detection entry point responsible for this match. Done means the host service is excluded when it has no update, or its genuine update is identified and applied correctly.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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