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Winget reports "Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime 10.0.1 (x64)" as update available for "Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5"
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Description
Relevant area(s)
WinGet CLI
Relevant command(s)
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Brief description of your issue
Winget seems to mismatch Windows Desktop Runtime 10.* with WindowsAppRuntime.
winget list --upgrade-available
Name Id Version Available Source
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Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime 10.0.1 (x64) Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5 < 1.5.0 1.5.8 winget
1 upgrades available.
Steps to reproduce
Install Windows Desktop Runtime 10.x and run a winget
Expected behavior
these two applications should not cross.
Actual behavior
application mismatch reporting update available.
Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.12.350
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.6691
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.27.350.0
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 Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions Disabled
DefaultProxy Disabled
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Research direction
Start by reproducing winget list --upgrade-available after installing Windows Desktop Runtime 10.x, using the reported WinGet CLI and Windows environment. Trace how the command associates installed package IDs with available updates; done means Windows Desktop Runtime 10.* is no longer matched to Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100