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Package Names not evaluated for normalized match

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Description

Relevant area(s)

WinGet CLI

Relevant command(s)

winget uninstall

Brief description of your issue

Some package names contain characters like the restricted use symbol in the manifest. When attempting to list or uninstall packages where the PackageName contains these symbols, if the symbol is not entered, a match will not be found.

Steps to reproduce
PS C:\git\cp-tec-product> winget uninstall "Intel Driver & Support Assstant"
No installed package found matching input criteria.
PS C:\git\cp-tec-product> winget list intel
Name                                        Id                                                     Version       Source
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Intel(R) Graphics Software & Drivers        ARP\Machine\X64\Intel(R) Graphics Software & Drivers   1.0.1084.3    
Intel® Graphics Command Center              9PLFNLNT3G5G                                           1.100.5688.0  msstore
Intel(R) Management and Security Status     9MTSNNP9CVTN                                           2521.8.2.0    msstore
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Application 9MZNG5HZWZ1T                                           20.0.1024.0   msstore
Intel® Graphics Software                    9P8K5G2MWW6Z                                           25.50.2012.0  msstore
Intel® Driver & Support Assistant           Intel.IntelDriverAndSupportAssistant                   25.4.36.6     winget
Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R)              ARP\Machine\X86\{00000170-0230-1033-84C8-B8D95FA3C8C3} 23.170.0.3    
Intel(R) Integrated Sensor Solution         ARP\Machine\X86\{5a549c68-7e1e-4bac-bbe2-d65553e330df} 3.10.100.4590 
Expected behavior

I expected that normalization would make it so that these special characters did not need to be entered for a match to be found

Actual behavior

User would be required to enter the special characters, or use the exact package id, which increases friction

Environment
PS C:\git\cp-tec-product> winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.12.460
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22631.6491
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.27.460.0

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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 with the WinGet CLI handling for winget uninstall and compare its package-name matching with winget list, using the reproduction commands and package names in this issue. The work is done when names containing restricted symbols can be matched without entering those symbols, while existing package ID matching remains usable.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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