Packages with similar name are mixed up ( Adobe Acrobat Reader vs Adobe Acrobat)

Relevant area(s)

WinGet CLI

Relevant command(s)

winget upgrade

Brief description of your issue

Have installed Adobe Acrobat Pro (currently 25.001.20756). Winget mixes it mistakenly with Adobe Acrobat Reader (currently 25.001.20813)

Steps to reproduce

winget upgrade output

Name Id Version Available Source

Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.64-bit 25.001.20756 25.001.20813 winget

winget upgrade --id Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.64-bit

Installer failed with exit code: 1603 - Adobe Acrobat Pro and Reader cannot be installed together.

Expected behavior

Adobe Acrobat Pro is recognized correctly

Actual behavior

Fro the verbose log:

2025-10-20 07:16:56.638 [REPO] Finding available package from installed package using system reference search: Query:[none] Include:ProductCode='{ac76ba86-1033-ffff-7760-bc15014ea700}'[Exact] Include:UpgradeCode='{ac76ba86-0000-0000-7760-7e8a45000000}'[Exact] Include:NormalizedNameAndPublisher='adobeacrobat'+'adobe'[Exact] Include:NormalizedNameAndPublisher='adobeacrobat(x64)'+'adobe'[Exact]

2025-10-20 07:16:56.638 [REPO] ... searching source: msstore [StoreEdgeFD]

2025-10-20 07:16:56.638 [REPO] Performing search: Query:[none] Include:ProductCode='{ac76ba86-1033-ffff-7760-bc15014ea700}'[Exact] Include:UpgradeCode='{ac76ba86-0000-0000-7760-7e8a45000000}'[Exact] Include:NormalizedNameAndPublisher='adobeacrobat'+'adobe'[Exact] Include:NormalizedNameAndPublisher='adobeacrobat(x64)'+'adobe'[Exact]

2025-10-20 07:16:56.640 [REPO] ... searching source: winget [Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe]
2025-10-20 07:16:56.640 [REPO] Performing search: Query:[none] Include:ProductCode='{ac76ba86-1033-ffff-7760-bc15014ea700}'[Exact] Include:UpgradeCode='{ac76ba86-0000-0000-7760-7e8a45000000}'[Exact] Include:NormalizedNameAndPublisher='adobeacrobat'+'adobe'[Exact] Include:NormalizedNameAndPublisher='adobeacrobat(x64)'+'adobe'[Exact]

2025-10-20 07:16:56.641 [REPO] ... setting latest tracking package to: Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.64-bit

2025-10-20 07:16:56.641 [REPO] Performing search: Query:[none] Include:ProductCode='{ac76ba86-1033-ffff-7760-bc15014ea700}'[Exact] Include:UpgradeCode='{ac76ba86-0000-0000-7760-7e8a45000000}'[Exact] Include:NormalizedNameAndPublisher='adobeacrobat'+'adobe'[Exact] Include:NormalizedNameAndPublisher='adobeacrobat(x64)'+'adobe'[Exact]
2025-10-20 07:16:56.642 [REPO] ... adding available package: Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.64-bit

Seems, the similarity of the beginning of the product name leads to false positive...

Environment

Windows Package Manager (Preview) v1.12.250-preview
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26200.6899
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.27.250.0

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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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