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[Package Issue]: Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.6 - Order matters for Side-By-Side installations

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Description

Category of the issue

Side-By-Side installation.

Brief description of your issue

I have just noticed that while it is possible to first install Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.6 and then Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.8, it is not possible the other way round.

Steps to reproduce
winget install --exact --id Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.8
winget install --exact --id Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.6
Actual behavior
PS C:\Users\Marco> winget list | Select-String "Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime"
PS C:\Users\Marco> winget install --exact --id Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.8
Found Microsoft .NET Windows Desktop Runtime 8.0 [Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.8] Version 8.0.0
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
Downloading https://dotnetcli.azureedge.net/dotnet/WindowsDesktop/8.0.0/windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.0-win-x64.exe
  ██████████████████████████████  55.4 MB / 55.4 MB
Successfully verified installer hash
Starting package install...
Successfully installed
PS C:\Users\Marco> winget install --exact --id Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.6
Found an existing package already installed. Trying to upgrade the installed package...
No available upgrade found.
No newer package versions are available from the configured sources.
PS C:\Users\Marco> winget list | Select-String "Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime"

Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime - 8.0 Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.8         8.0.0                         winget
Expected behavior

Successful installation of both packages.

Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.6.3482
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.3803
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.21.3482.0

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the two PowerShell installation commands from the issue on the stated Windows Package Manager environment. The issue does not name a file or test entry point; done means installing Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.8 followed by Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.6 successfully and listing both packages.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
cli
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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