microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
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Description
Brief description of your issue
https://gist.github.com/github-account1111/b243a27dda1e9be9ce731d3a228414ce
https://gist.github.com/github-account1111/4e8dc2ec133c9173ee3d2cf3c0b9b0a4
Steps to reproduce
winget upgrade or winget search <package name>
Expected behavior
Upgrades are shows, and the newest package version is fetched.
Actual behavior
- Not showing upgrades (there are upgrades):
> winget upgrade
No installed package found matching input criteria.
- Old package version:
> winget search powertoys
Name Id Version Source
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Microsoft PowerToys XP89DCGQ3K6VLD Unknown msstore
PowerToys (Preview) Microsoft.PowerToys 0.72.0 winget
Environment
Windows Package Manager (Preview) v1.7.2782-preview
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19044.3570
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.22.2782.0
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
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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
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the behavior with winget upgrade and winget search <package name> using the Windows and WinGet versions listed in the issue, then inspect the two linked gists for diagnostic details. Done means upgrades are displayed and searches fetch the newest package version instead of an old or unknown version.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100