microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Winget error 0x80070490
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Description
Brief description of your issue
Winget upgrade/install/list/etc... causes the following error:
Failed to open the predefined source; please report to winget maintainers.
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
0x80070490 : Element not found.
Steps to reproduce
Open powershell and run
winget list
or
winget upgrade
or
winget install --id Microsoft.PowerShell --source winget
etc...
Expected behavior
winget listshould display installed packageswinget upgradeshould list available updates for installed packageswinget install --id Microsoft.PowerShell --source wingetshould instal Powershell 7
Actual behavior
All command get the following error:
Failed to open the predefined source; please report to winget maintainers.
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
0x80070490 : Element not found.
Environment
winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.9.25200
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26100.3194
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.24.25200.0
Winget Directories
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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
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LocalManifestFiles Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions Disabled
DefaultProxy Disabled
I might just not know how to read the `winget --info` output, but it looks like it is reporting me being on Windows 10? here is the info from System -> About:
Edition Windows 11 Home
Version 24H2
Installed on 9/18/2024
OS build 26100.3194
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.48.0
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the failure with winget list, winget upgrade, and the reported winget install command, then inspect the supplied winget --info output and available diagnostic logs. Done means the predefined source opens and these commands complete without error while producing their expected package results.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100