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Winget Upgrade Failures Post-Update: Universal Exitcode Error 1603! Bug?
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Description
Since the latest update of Winget, I am unable to upgrade any tools. When I run winget upgrade "notepad++" --silent, I receive the Exitcode Error: 1603. This issue occurs with all other tools as well. I have encountered the same problem on many devices too.
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Start by reproducing winget upgrade "notepad++" --silent and compare it with upgrades of other tools. Investigate why the post-update command reports exit code 1603 across devices; done means identifying a reproducible cause and documenting or validating the corresponding fix.
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