microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Winget isn't working with APPX type packages
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Description
Brief description of your issue
Winget isn't working to download APPX packages. For example, the game Flappy Bird can be found in the official MS store website at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/flappy-bird/9wzdncrfjccc but Winget can't find it being present on the MS store when I use the powershell command "winget search 'flappy bird' ". I know it should find it, but it doesn't.
Steps to reproduce
Go to powershell and type in the command "winget search 'flappy bird' "
Expected behavior
It should display the metadata for this app, including the FullPackageName (which is required for the next step of downloading and installing the software via another powershell command).
Actual behavior
It's displaying the error message "No package found matching input criteria.".
Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.6.3482
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22621.3007
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.21.3482.0
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue in PowerShell with winget search 'flappy bird' using the listed Windows Package Manager and Windows versions. Start by tracing how search handles Microsoft Store APPX packages and metadata, then verify that the result includes the app and its FullPackageName without the “No package found” error.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100