microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Repair-WingetPackageManager not working as expected in system context
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Description
Brief description of your issue
Running "Repair-WingetPackageManager -Force -Latest" in the system context reports back that Winget is in a good state even though it is not up to date or in some instances, working at all. This is important as Intune and SCCM etc. run scripts in the system context not elevated admin. If I run the same command as admin it repairs / updates Winget as expected.
Steps to reproduce
.\PsExec.exe -i -s powershell
Repair-WingetPackageManager -Force -Latest -Verbose
Expected behavior
Expect Winget to be repaired / updated from v1.6.3133 to latest
Actual behavior
VERBOSE: Creating MTA thread
VERBOSE: WinGet is in a good state.
Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.6.3133
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.4046
System Architecture: X64
Winget Directories
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Logs %TEMP%\WinGet\defaultState
User Settings %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Settings\defaultState\settings.json
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
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First steps
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Research direction
Start with the Repair-WingetPackageManager command and reproduce it through PsExec in the system context, then compare its behavior with an elevated administrator session. The fix is complete when -Force -Latest repairs or updates Winget from v1.6.3133 in system context instead of reporting that it is already in a good state.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, powershell
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100