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

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First steps

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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

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