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Winget detecting Steam app ShareX

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Description

Brief description of your issue

Running winget upgrade --all --include-unknown lists ShareX.ShareX as an installed app even though it is installed via Steam, resulting in an error.

> winget upgrade --all --include-unknown

Name   Id            Version Available Source
---------------------------------------------
ShareX ShareX.ShareX Unknown 16.1.0    winget
1 upgrades available.

(1/1) Found ShareX [ShareX.ShareX] Version 16.1.0
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
Successfully verified installer hash
Starting package install...
Installer failed with exit code: 1
Installer log is available at: C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir\WinGet-ShareX.ShareX.16.1.0-2024-09-20-21-26-45.499.log
Steps to reproduce
  1. Install ShareX via Steam
  2. Run winget upgrade --all --include-unknown, watch it send an error about ShareX
Expected behavior

I expected it to not be detected by winget as it is installed by Steam.

Actual behavior

Winget is detecting ShareX as an application even though it is installed from Steam and giving an error when using the command.

Environment
❯ winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.8.1911
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22631.4169
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.23.1911.0

Winget Directories
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Logs                               %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\Diag…
User Settings                      %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\sett…
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                        Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions                   Disabled
DefaultProxy                              Disabled


I used Steam to install ShareX

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Research direction

Start by reproducing winget upgrade --all --include-unknown after installing ShareX through Steam, then inspect the diagnostic log under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir. Determine why the Steam installation is matched to ShareX.ShareX; done means it is no longer offered for upgrade or installation fails are avoided.

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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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