Failing to update Microsoft.VCRedist.2013 (x86 and x64)

Relevant area(s)

WinGet CLI

Relevant command(s)

winget upgrade

Brief description of your issue

Hello,

I have 2 outdated versions of VC++2013 installed, which WinGet correctly detects:

They were installed as a dependency, probably by a game or something.

However attempting to upgrade both results in the following errors:

C:\Windows\system32>winget upgrade Microsoft.VCRedist.2013.x86
Found Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x86) [Microsoft.VCRedist.2013.x86] Version 12.0.40664.0
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
Downloading https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/10912113/5da66ddebb0ad32ebd4b922fd82e8e25/vcredist_x86.exe
  ██████████████████████████████  6.20 MB / 6.20 MB
Successfully verified installer hash
Starting package uninstall...
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
0x800401f5 : Application not found

C:\Windows\system32>

C:\Windows\system32>winget upgrade Microsoft.VCRedist.2013.x64
Found Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) [Microsoft.VCRedist.2013.x64] Version 12.0.40664.0
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
Downloading https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/10912041/cee5d6bca2ddbcd039da727bf4acb48a/vcredist_x64.exe
  ██████████████████████████████  6.86 MB / 6.86 MB
Successfully verified installer hash
Starting package uninstall...
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
0x800401f5 : Application not found

C:\Windows\system32>

Steps to reproduce

• Install VC++2013 12.0.30501.0
• Attempt to upgrade using WinGet

Expected behavior

Package updated successfully

Actual behavior

Starting package uninstall...
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
0x800401f5 : Application not found

Environment

NOTE: This is Windows 10 21H2 Enterprise LTSC, and it is up to date. I installed WinGet from the .msixbundle distribution linked in this repo. Just mentioning as it is not explicit in the below output.

Windows Package Manager v1.11.430
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19044.6216
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.26.430.0

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
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
--------------------------------------------------
LocalManifestFiles                        Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions                   Disabled
DefaultProxy                              Disabled

Start by reproducing the failure with winget upgrade Microsoft.VCRedist.2013.x86 and the x64 package on the stated Windows 10 21H2 environment. Trace the uninstall stage that reports 0x800401f5 (Application not found) for the VC++ 2013 installers. Done means both packages can upgrade successfully, with the existing reproduction steps no longer producing that error.