microsoft / microsoft/winget-create
Winget.exe can download, wingetcreate.exe cannot
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Description
Brief description of your issue
Command:
Wingetcreate update tableau.desktop
returns:
Retrieving latest manifest for tableau.desktop
Downloading and parsing: https://downloads.tableau.com/esdalt/2024.3.4/TableauDesktop-64bit-2024-3-4.exe...
Failed to download installer.
HTTP response was unsuccessful. Status code: Forbidden
Winget.exe can download with command winget install tableau.desktop, and browser can also download.
Is this a wingetcreate issure or Tableau?
Steps to reproduce
Wingetcreate update tableau.desktop
Expected behavior
download the file in the manifest.
Actual behavior
failed to download the installer.
Environment
Operating System: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0
System Architecture: X64
Winget-Create Directories Path
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Logs %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsPackageManagerManifestCreator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir
User settings %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsPackageManagerManifestCreator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json
Installer cache %TEMP%\wingetcreate
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing wingetcreate update tableau.desktop with the Tableau installer URL shown in the report, then compare its download behavior with winget install tableau.desktop and a browser. Trace the winget-create update command's installer-download path and HTTP response handling. Done means the manifest installer downloads successfully instead of returning HTTP 403.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100