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Installed tauri-app with default settings is detected as different Winget application

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Description

Relevant area(s)

WinGet CLI

Relevant command(s)

winget list

Brief description of your issue

Installing a tauri application with default settings (keeping the name 'tauri-app'), is detected by Winget as completely different application.

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Steps to reproduce
  1. Choose any preferred variant of create-tauri-app: https://v2.tauri.app/start/create-project/
  2. When prompted on name, etc., select the default settings, keep name as 'tauri-app' and choose any stack
  3. Build the application: https://v2.tauri.app/reference/cli/#build
  4. Install the application with the created .msi package (tauri-app\src-tauri\target\release\bundle\msi\tauri-app_0.1.0_x64_en-US.msi) and use default install location (C:\Program Files\tauri-app)
  5. Do a winget list or winget list --upgrade-available.
  6. The installed app will be detected as maqibin.MDXNotes, and with winget as source
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This only happens if the default name tauri-app is used, other names aren't detected like this.

Expected behavior

The installed application shouldn't show up at all, as it is NOT available with winget.

Actual behavior

Another application which was never installed shows up and an upgrade via winget would cause an installation of said application.

Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.12.460
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22621.6060
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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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by following the listed create-tauri-app build and MSI installation steps, then run winget list and winget list --upgrade-available. Trace the WinGet CLI's installed-application matching behavior for the default tauri-app name and verify that it no longer identifies the installation as maqibin.MDXNotes.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, tauri
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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