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`winget configure` fails if `Microsoft.DSC` pre-requisites are not met

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Description

Relevant area(s)

WinGet CLI

Relevant command(s)

winget configure

Brief description of your issue

winget configure -f foo.winget doesn't work if DSC prerequisites are not met in a fresh install of Windows 11. Error:

The configuration unit failed due to an internal error: -532462766

The following works (user is admin):

winget install Microsoft.DSC
winget configure -f foo.winget
Steps to reproduce

It's unclear whether the resources in the .winget configuration file make any difference, but my impression is they don't. Issue can be consistenty reproduced as above.

Expected behavior

A fresh install of Windows should be configurable via winget configure -f foo.winget alone, no previous steps required.

Actual behavior

Additional steps required to set up fresh Windows install via winget configure as above.

Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.12.470
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26200.7922
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.27.470.0

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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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

Reproduce winget configure -f foo.winget on a fresh Windows 11 installation, first without and then with winget install Microsoft.DSC. Compare the behavior and error details, then trace how winget configure handles missing DSC prerequisites; done means the configuration works without the separate prerequisite installation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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