microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

Winget fails to correctly identify PowerShell version

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Description

Brief description of your issue

Winget fails to correctly identify PowerShell version and suggests old version is installed.

The problem does not go away after rebooting or reinstalling PowerShell

Steps to reproduce

Install PowerShell 7.3.7 over 7.3.6
Launch winget upgrade
See recommendations to upgrade from 7.3.6 to 7.3.7

Expected behavior

No recommendation to upgrade presented, the software is already installed

Actual behavior

False recommendation to upgrade already installed PowerShell

Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.6.2631
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22621.2361
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.21.2631.0

Winget Directories
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Logs                               %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\Diag…
User Settings                      %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\sett…
Portable Links Directory (User)    %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links
Portable Links Directory (Machine) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links
Portable Package Root (User)       %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root              C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root (x86)        C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages
Installer Downloads                %USERPROFILE%\Downloads

Links
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Privacy Statement   https://aka.ms/winget-privacy
License Agreement   https://aka.ms/winget-license
Third Party Notices https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Homepage            https://aka.ms/winget
Windows Store Terms https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale

Admin Setting                             State
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LocalManifestFiles                        Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Disabled

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported winget upgrade result after installing PowerShell 7.3.7 over 7.3.6, using the environment details in the issue. Compare the installed version with the version detected by WinGet; done means the already-installed version no longer produces a false upgrade recommendation.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, powershell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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