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UTF-8 string character can never start with 10xxxxxx

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Command-Install Issue-Bug msstore Windows-Sandbox
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Description

Brief description of your issue

Tried installing a package in Windows Sandbox, got an error that there was a failure when searching MSStore source

Steps to reproduce

Run winget install <id> in Windows Sandbox

Expected behavior

The search to succeed and package to be installed from winget source

Actual behavior
Failed when searching source: msstore
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
UTF-8 string character can never start with 10xxxxxx

WinGet-2024-03-29-12-36-10.899.log


As a note - this seems to only affect Windows Sandbox (at least in my environment) and only affects winget install and winget uninstall

PS C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\Desktop\winget-pkgs> winget search Microsoft.VCLibs.Desktop.14
The `msstore` source requires that you view the following agreements before using.
Terms of Transaction: https://aka.ms/microsoft-store-terms-of-transaction
The source requires the current machine's 2-letter geographic region to be sent to the backend service to function properly (ex. "US").

Do you agree to all the source agreements terms?
[Y] Yes  [N] No: y
Failed when searching source; results will not be included: msstore
Name                                                  Id                          Version      Source
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 UWP Desktop Runtime Package Microsoft.VCLibs.Desktop.14 14.0.33321.0 winget
PS C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\Desktop\winget-pkgs> winget install Microsoft.VCLibs.Desktop.14
Failed when searching source: msstore
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
UTF-8 string character can never start with 10xxxxxx

The following packages were found among the working sources.
Please specify one of them using the --source option to proceed.
Name                                                  Id                          Source
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 UWP Desktop Runtime Package Microsoft.VCLibs.Desktop.14 winget
Environment
PS C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\Desktop\winget-pkgs> winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.7.10861
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26085.1
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.22.10861.0

Winget Directories
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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%\Downloads

Links
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
--------------------------------------------------
LocalManifestFiles                        Enabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Enabled

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Research direction

Start with the attached WinGet-2024-03-29-12-36-10.899.log and reproduce winget install or winget uninstall in Windows Sandbox. Trace the msstore source path around the UTF-8 error; done means those commands complete without the error while searching the msstore source.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
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

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