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Wrong scope detected for Gluon.SceneBuilder
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Description
Brief description of your issue
winget incorrectly says the currently installed package is installed with machine scope, blocking upgrades
Steps to reproduce
- install Scene Builder 23.0.1 manually by downloading and running the MSI (use the default install location of
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\SceneBuilder) - run
winget upgrade --exact --id Gluon.SceneBuilder
Expected behavior
Scene Builder is upgraded to version 24.0.0
Actual behavior
winget output:
No applicable upgrade found.
A newer package version is available in a configured source, but it does not apply to your system or requirements.
from the logs:
2025-04-29 17:07:37.984 [CLI ] Installer [X64,wix,User,en-US] not applicable: Installer scope does not match currently installed scope: User != Machine
The installer manifest has user scope and the current installation scope is user, so this does not make sense.
Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.10.390
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26100.3915
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.25.390.0
Winget Directories
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Logs %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Loc…
User Settings %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Loc…
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
Configuration Modules %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Configuration\Modules
Links
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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
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue with the documented Scene Builder 23.0.1 installation and winget upgrade --exact --id Gluon.SceneBuilder, then inspect how the installer manifest Gluon.SceneBuilder.installer.yaml is compared with the installed scope. Done means a user-scope installation is recognized as applicable and upgrades to version 24.0.0.
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