microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Microsoft Edge: install technology is different from the current version installed
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Description
Brief description of your issue
A newer version was found, but the install technology is different from the current version installed. Please uninstall the package and install the newer version.
however I cannot uninstall Microsoft Edge to circumvent this error
Steps to reproduce
update Microsoft.Edge
Expected behavior
update Microsoft Edge to the latest version
Actual behavior
Microsoft Edge cannot update
Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.6.3482
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22631.3007
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.21.3482.0
Microsoft.Edge installed version: 121.0.2277.112
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First steps
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- 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
Start by reproducing update Microsoft.Edge with the Windows Package Manager v1.6.3482 environment described in the issue, then trace how WinGet compares install technologies for Microsoft Edge. Done means Microsoft Edge updates to the latest version without requiring an uninstall; no source file or test is identified in the payload.
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