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Uninstallation: `No installed package found matching input criteria.` (--name/--id behaviour)

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Hi
i was trying to update MPC-HC and i discovered that somehow i had 2 versions installed, 1.x and 2.0 (which is the last stable version).

PS C:\_> winget list --name mpc-hc
Name                  Id            Version Available Source
------------------------------------------------------------
MPC-HC 2.0.0 (64-bit) clsid2.mpc-hc 2.0.0             winget
MPC-HC 1.9.24         clsid2.mpc-hc 1.9.24  2.0.0     winget

PS C:\_> winget upgrade
Name                                  Id                       Version    Available  Source
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft .NET Core SDK 3.1.302 (x64) Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.3_1 < 3.1.419  3.1.426    winget
Python 3.7.7 (32-bit)                 Python.Python.3.7        3.7.7      3.7.9      winget
MPC-HC 1.9.24                         clsid2.mpc-hc            1.9.24     2.0.0      winget
Dokan Library 1.3.1.1000 Bundle       dokan-dev.Dokany         1.3.1.1000 2.0.6.1000 winget
4 upgrades available.
3 package(s) have version numbers that cannot be determined. Use --include-unknown to see all results.

winget reported that the 1.x version had an update available, to the already installed 2.0 version.

So i simply tried to remove the old version but i could not do it in any way.

There seems to be 2 different problems, one with --name, one with --id.
See sections below for details.

I finally found a way by specifying the exact name with quotes:

PS C:\_> winget uninstall "MPC-HC 1.9.24"
Found MPC-HC [clsid2.mpc-hc]
Starting package uninstall...
Successfully uninstalled
Steps to reproduce

have those 2 versions installed then try to remove the old one

Expected behavior

the correct version is found via --id (and possibly --version) or via --name, and removed

Actual behavior
--id

it doesn't work at all, with or without --version:

PS C:\_> winget uninstall --id clsid2.mpc-hc --version 1.9.24
No installed package found matching input criteria.
PS C:\_> winget uninstall --id clsid2.mpc-hc
No installed package found matching input criteria.
--name

winget uninstall --name XXX doesn't work like winget list --name XXX. Why is that?

PS C:\_> winget list --name mpc-hc
Name                  Id            Version Available Source
------------------------------------------------------------
MPC-HC 2.0.0 (64-bit) clsid2.mpc-hc 2.0.0             winget
MPC-HC 1.9.24         clsid2.mpc-hc 1.9.24  2.0.0     winget

PS C:\_> winget uninstall --name mpc-hc
No installed package found matching input criteria.
PS C:\_> winget uninstall mpc-hc --version 1.9.24
No installed package found matching input criteria.
PS C:\_> winget uninstall mpc-hc
No installed package found matching input criteria.
PS C:\_> winget uninstall -q mpc-hc
No installed package found matching input criteria.

Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.4.10173
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22621.1413
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

Start by reproducing the documented winget uninstall commands with two installed versions of MPC-HC, comparing --id, --version, and --name behavior with winget list. Done means the correct installed version can be selected and removed using the expected criteria, while existing uninstall behavior remains intact.

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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
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Newbie friendliness
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