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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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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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.

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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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