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WinGet does not correlate non-MSIX installer installations of an MSIX application
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The title is a bit weird, but I'm referring to MSI / EXE or any other installer technology that actually install an MSIX package. Examples I know in the WinGet repo being Microsoft.WSL (MSI installer installing the MSIX) & Microsoft.WindowsRuntime.1.x (EXE installer installing the MSIX). Both of these are not correlated correctly by WinGet.
~ winget list linux
Name Id Version Source
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Ubuntu Canonical.Ubuntu 2404.1.68.0 winget
Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS Canonical.Ubuntu.2404 2404.1.26.0 winget
Windows Subsystem for Linux MSIX\MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForLinux_2.4.13.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 2.4.13.0
~ winget list WindowsAppRuntime
Name Id Version Available Source
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WindowsAppRuntime.Singleton MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Singleton_3.469.1654.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 3.469.1654.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.0 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.0_4.528.1755.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe 4.528.1755.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.0 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.0_4.528.1755.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 4.528.1755.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.2 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.2_2000.802.31.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 2000.802.31.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.2 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.2_2000.802.31.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe 2000.802.31.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.3 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3_3000.851.1712.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 3000.851.1712.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.3 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3_3000.882.2207.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 3000.882.2207.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.3 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3_3000.934.1904.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe 3000.934.1904.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.3 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.3_3000.934.1904.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 3000.934.1904.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.1 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.1_1005.616.1651.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe 1005.616.1651.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.1 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.1_1005.616.1651.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 1005.616.1651.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.5 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5_5001.119.156.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 5001.119.156.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.4 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4_4000.1227.1637.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 4000.1227.1637.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.5 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5_5001.159.55.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 5001.159.55.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.5 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5_5001.178.1908.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 5001.178.1908.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.5 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5_5001.214.1843.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 5001.214.1843.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.4 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4_4000.1309.2056.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 4000.1309.2056.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.4 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4_4000.1309.2056.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe 4000.1309.2056.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.5 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5_5001.275.500.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 5001.275.500.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.5 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5_5001.311.2039.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 5001.311.2039.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.5 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5_5001.373.1736.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 5001.373.1736.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.5 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5_5001.373.1736.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe 5001.373.1736.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.6 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.6_6000.401.2352.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 6000.401.2352.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.6 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.6_6000.424.1611.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 6000.424.1611.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.6 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.6_6000.457.2140.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe 6000.457.2140.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.6 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.6_6000.457.2140.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 6000.457.2140.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.6 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.6_6000.486.517.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 6000.486.517.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.6 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.6_6000.486.517.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe 6000.486.517.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.7 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.7_7000.498.2246.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe 7000.498.2246.0
WindowsAppRuntime.1.7 MSIX\Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.7_7000.498.2246.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe 7000.498.2246.0
After PR https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/pull/3391, the recommendation for these packages seemed to be to define the PackageFamilyName in the manifest and with that WinGet would not attempt the ARP correlation (which wouldn't be applicable since the MSIX don't write to ARP). The manifests for both of these packages does contain the correct PackageFamilyName yet the correlation fails
Steps to reproduce
- Install
Microsoft.WSLorMicrosoft.WindowsRuntime.1.x - Do
winget list
Expected behavior
The correlation succeeds with installed package mapped to the PackageId from winget source
Actual behavior
Correlation fails
Environment
Windows Package Manager (Preview) v1.11.320-preview
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26100.4061
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.26.320.0
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
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 Enabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Enabled
InstallerHashOverride Enabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions Disabled
DefaultProxy Disabled
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with winget list after installing Microsoft.WSL or Microsoft.WindowsRuntime. Trace how the PackageFamilyName in the manifests is used during installed-package correlation, and verify that the installed MSIX is mapped to its winget PackageId rather than shown under its MSIX identifier.
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