microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

`winget` mixes up PowerShell and PowerShell Preview

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Description

Brief description of your issue

On a Windows 11 machine with both PowerShell 7.3.8.0 and PowerShell 7.4.0-preview.6 installed, I get the following very incorrect output:

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There's a confusion between PowerShell and PowerShell Preview.

(unsure why winget list powershell lists oh-my-posh and Windows Terminal, but that's not the point)

Steps to reproduce

Unsure, I haven't seen this on any other machine with the same PowerShell versions installed.

Expected behavior

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Actual behavior

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Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.6.2771
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22621.2428
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.21.2771.0

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 winget list powershell on Windows 11 with PowerShell 7.3.8.0 and 7.4.0-preview.6 installed, using the reported WinGet v1.6.2771 environment. Compare the PowerShell and PowerShell Preview entries with the expected and actual outputs; done means the two products are identified and listed distinctly.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

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

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