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Get/Install/Find-WinGetPackage PowerShell cmdlets fail with "An error occurred while connecting to the catalog"

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Description

Relevant area(s)

WinGet CLI, PowerShell Module

Relevant command(s)

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Brief description of your issue

All these commands fails with the same error: An error ocurred connecting to the catalog:

PS C:\windows\system32> Get-WinGetPackage -ID '9P7KNL5RWT25'
Get-WinGetPackage : An error occurred while connecting to the catalog.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-WinGetPackage -ID '9P7KNL5RWT25'
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-WinGetPackage], CatalogConnectException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : RuntimeException,Microsoft.WinGet.Client.Commands.GetPackageCmdlet

PS C:\windows\system32> Find-WinGetPackage -ID '9P7KNL5RWT25'
Find-WinGetPackage : An error occurred while connecting to the catalog.
At line:1 char:1
+ Find-WinGetPackage -ID '9P7KNL5RWT25'
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Find-WinGetPackage], CatalogConnectException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : RuntimeException,Microsoft.WinGet.Client.Commands.FindPackageCmdlet

PS C:\windows\system32> Install-WinGetPackage -ID '9P7KNL5RWT25'
Install-WinGetPackage : An error occurred while connecting to the catalog.
At line:1 char:1
+ Install-WinGetPackage -ID '9P7KNL5RWT25'
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Install-WinGetPackage], CatalogConnectException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : RuntimeException,Microsoft.WinGet.Client.Commands.InstallPackageCmdlet

I've run as adminstrator and non-administrator. I've run Repair-WinGetPackageManager, which doesn't fix the issue. I've restarted.

> Repair-WinGetPackageManager -allusers -force -latest
VERBOSE: Creating MTA thread
VERBOSE: Running winget.exe with --version
VERBOSE: WinGet is in a good state.
Steps to reproduce
  1. Run Get-WinGetPackage, Find-WinGetPacakge, or Install-WinGetPackage.
Expected behavior

I expect them to not fail with that error.

Actual behavior

Failing with that error.

Environment
PS C:\windows\system32> winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.28.190
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.18363.2274
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.28.190.0

Winget Directories
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
--------------------------------------------------
LocalManifestFiles                        Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions                   Disabled
DefaultProxy                              Disabled


> Get-Module Microsoft.WinGet.Client
ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ----                                ----------------
Binary     1.12.440   Microsoft.WinGet.Client             {Add-WinGetSource, Assert-WinGetPackageManager, Disable-WinGetSetting, Enable-WinGetSetting...}

> $PSVersionTAble

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      5.1.18362.2212
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.18362.2212
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure with Get-WinGetPackage, Find-WinGetPackage, and Install-WinGetPackage, then inspect the diagnostics under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir. Compare the PowerShell module and winget --info details from the report; done means all three cmdlets connect to the catalog successfully in the reported environment.

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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
35/100

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