0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing

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#3,068 opened on Mar 13, 2023 37 comments 3 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Description

Brief description of your issue

Receive error message 0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing when doing pretty much anything with Winget.

Steps to reproduce

winget upgrade --all --verbose-logs

Expected behavior

winget downloads the package, and the sources are reachable

Actual behavior

C:\Users\xx> winget source list
Name    Argument
-----------------------------------------------------
msstore https://storeedgefd.dsx.mp.microsoft.com/v9.0
winget  https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache

C:\Users\xx> winget search Windows.PowerShell
Failed when searching source; results will not be included: winget
No package found matching input criteria.

C:\Users\xx> winget upgrade --all --verbose-logs
Failed when searching source: winget
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing

Environment

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.2604
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.19.10173.0

Logs: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir

User Settings: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json

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Research direction

Reproduce winget upgrade --all --verbose-logs and inspect the diagnostic files under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir. Compare the failing winget source behavior with winget source list and winget search Windows.PowerShell; done means the source can be searched and upgrades complete without error 0x8a15000f.

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Assessment

Tech stack: cpp
Domain: cli, operating-systems
Issue type: Bug
Difficulty: 4/5
Estimated time: 3-5 days
Activity status: Stale
Clarity: Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness: 35/100