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Any packages that has ArchiveBinariesDependOnPath doesn't remove its path from PATH env on uninstall
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Description
Relevant area(s)
WinGet CLI
Relevant command(s)
winget uninstall
Brief description of your issue
Supposedly, any user would expect winget uninstall command to remove every resimance of said packages (that includes PATH entry), but winget does not seems to do that in this case.
Steps to reproduce
Choose any packages that specifically has ArchiveBinariesDependOnPath: true in them, in this case I will use VovSoft.3DBoxMaker:
winget install VovSoft.3DBoxMaker --installer-type portable- Open
sysdm.cplto see the new path in user scope winget uninstall VovSoft.3DBoxMaker- Open
sysdm.cplagain and see the path still exists, rather than removed
Note that PATH entry still persists despite after I'm completely rebooting the machine, so it never even modifying anything related to the PATH on uninstall command.
That would become a problem because the leftover PATH entry can accumulate and actually blocking user to modify the PATH ever again until the user have to remove it manually (happens to me):
Expected behavior
That package PATH entry should automatically get cleaned up on uninstall.
Actual behavior
It doesn't.
Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.28.220
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26200.8246
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.28.220.0
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 Enabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride Enabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Enabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions Disabled
DefaultProxy Disabled
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Begin at the winget uninstall flow for portable packages and trace handling of manifests with ArchiveBinariesDependOnPath: true; reproduce with VovSoft.3DBoxMaker and inspect the user PATH before and after uninstall. Done means the package's PATH entry is removed after uninstall, including after reboot, without affecting unrelated entries.
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
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100