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[Package Issue]: Microsoft.Edge upgrade fails and removal fails, too ...

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Category of the issue

Installation issue.

Brief description of your issue

winget upgrade Microsoft.Edge
The install technology of the newer version specified is different from the current version installed. Please uninstall the package and install the newer version.

winget remove Microsoft.Edge
fails with exit code 19

Steps to reproduce

(Edge is installed by default ...)

winget upgrade Microsoft.Edge
winget remove Microsoft.Edge

Actual behavior

errors

Expected behavior

upgrade

Environment
C:\Windows\system32>winget --info
Windows-Paket-Manager v1.8.1911
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19044.4894
Systemarchitektur: X64
Paket: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.23.1911.0
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Research direction

Start by reproducing winget upgrade Microsoft.Edge and winget remove Microsoft.Edge on the reported Windows 10 environment, using the supplied winget --info details. No source file or test is named; done means establishing the cause of both failures and verifying that upgrade and removal work without errors.

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Assessment

Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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