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PowerShell -MatchOption default should be EqualsCaseInsensitive

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Description

Brief description of your issue

PowerShell is a case insensitive language, matching by case is opt-in. The MatchOption parameter default should be EqualsCaseInsensitive to have the standard PowerShell experience.

Steps to reproduce
Find-WinGetPackage -Id microsoft.powershell
Expected behavior

Only the matching Id is returned.

Find-WinGetPackage -Id microsoft.powershell

Name               Id                           Version Source
----               --                           ------- ------
PowerShell         Microsoft.PowerShell         7.4.4.0 winget
Actual behavior

The preview package is also being returned which should not happen unless PowerShell wildcards are used to do a like comparison instead of equals.

Find-WinGetPackage -Id microsoft.powershell

Name               Id                           Version Source
----               --                           ------- ------
PowerShell         Microsoft.PowerShell         7.4.4.0 winget
PowerShell Preview Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview 7.5.0.3 winget
Environment
Name                    Version
----                    -------
Microsoft.WinGet.Client 1.8.1911

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Find-WinGetPackage -Id microsoft.powershell command and tracing the MatchOption parameter's default in the PowerShell command path. Confirm that the default performs case-insensitive equality, while wildcard input retains like-comparison behavior. Done means the command returns only Microsoft.PowerShell, not Microsoft.PowerShell.Preview.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, powershell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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