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Package ID Microsoft.Teams refers to two different packages including Microsoft Edge

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Description

Brief description of your issue

Package ID Microsoft.Teams refers to package names Microsoft Teams (work or school) and Microsoft Edge.

Steps to reproduce

winget list --id Teams returns:

Name                             Id              Version              Available           Source
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft Teams (work or school) Microsoft.Teams 24060.2610.2771.7995                     winget
Microsoft Edge                   Microsoft.Teams 122.0.2365.92        24033.811.2738.2546 winget

winget list --id Microsoft.Teams returns:

Name           Id              Version       Available           Source
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft Edge Microsoft.Teams 122.0.2365.92 24033.811.2738.2546 winget

It is not possible to return Microsoft Teams (work or school) using ID Microsoft.Teams, even though they appear identical in the first command above.

Click Start > All Apps > Microsoft Edge to open, then click Overflow ... Menu > Help and Feedback > About Microsoft Edge and confirm the version is Version 122.0.2365.92 (Official build) (64-bit) (same as package name Microsoft Edge above).

Click Start > All Apps > Microsoft Teams (work or school) to open, then click Overflow ... Menu > Settings > About Teams and confirm the version is 24060.2610.2771.7995(preview) (same as package name Microsoft Teams (work or school) above.

Expected behavior

Each package ID should be unique. winget list --id Teams and winget list --id Microsoft.Teams should only return package name Microsoft Teams (work or school). Conversely, winget list --id Microsoft.Edge (or similar) should return package name Microsoft Edge.

Actual behavior

Microsoft Edge uses the wrong package ID, making it difficult to manage Microsoft Teams using winget. Package ID Microsoft.Teams is not unique when it should be.

Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.7.10661
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22631.3007
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.22.10661.0

Winget Directories
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Logs                               %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir
User Settings                      %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\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%\OneDrive\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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Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported behavior with winget list --id Teams, winget list --id Microsoft.Teams, and winget list --id Microsoft.Edge. Inspect the package metadata or catalog entries for Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Teams, then verify that each package has a unique ID and that the three queries return the expected package.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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