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Winget download does not work on OS packages that do support winget install

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Description

Brief description of your issue

Winget download does not work on OS packages that do support winget install. It should be noted that these packages are not discoverable in the store.

This can be seen with gaming services and devhome.

Steps to reproduce

Execute winget download 9MWPM2CQNLHN and winget download 9n8mhtphngvv for gaming services and dev home respectively.

Expected behavior

The packages are downloaded as expected.

Actual behavior

The package download fails with "The Microsoft Store package does not support download." despite winget install 9MWPM2CQNLHN and winget download 9n8mhtphngvv1 both working.

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Environment
winget --info
Windows Package Manager (Preview) v1.10.40-preview
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26100.2314
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.25.40.0

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%\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
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LocalManifestFiles                        Enabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Enabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions                   Disabled
DefaultProxy                              Disabled

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Research direction

Start by reproducing winget download 9MWPM2CQNLHN and winget download 9n8mhtphngvv on the reported Windows and WinGet versions, then trace the Microsoft Store package download handling. Done means both packages download successfully, including those not discoverable in the store, while the existing install behavior remains working.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
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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