[Package Issue]: JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh requires elevation to upgrade

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• I have searched for my issue and not found a work-in-progress/duplicate/resolved issue.
• I have not been informed if the issue is resolved in a preview version of the winget client.

Category of the issue

Installation issue.

Brief description of your issue

When updating JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh (installed in user scope) using winget upgrade JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh, the installer requires elevation. Uninstall and reinstall will not require elevation.

Steps to reproduce

• Enable UAC
• Uninstall the package: winget uninstall JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh (if previously installed)
• Install an older version in User scope: winget install JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh --version "24.11.2" --scope "user"
• Observe that no elevation is required
• Upgrade the package: winget upgrade JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh
• Observe elevation prompt
• Upgrade using winget upgrade JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh --uninstall-previous
• Observe elevation prompt

Actual behavior

There is elevation prompt when upgrading the package

Expected behavior

If the package is installed in user scope, there should not be elevation prompt when upgrading

Environment

[winget --info]
Windows Package Manager (Preview) v1.10.40-preview
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26100.2454
System Architecture: Arm64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.25.40.0

Winget Directories
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Logs                               %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\Diag…
User Settings                      %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\sett…
Portable Links Directory (User)    %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links
Portable Links Directory (Machine) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links
Portable Package Root (User)       %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root              C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root (x86)        C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages
Installer Downloads                %USERPROFILE%\OneDrive\Downloads

Links
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License Agreement   https://aka.ms/winget-license
Third Party Notices https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Homepage            https://aka.ms/winget
Windows Store Terms https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale

Admin Setting                             State
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LocalManifestFiles                        Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions                   Disabled
DefaultProxy                              Disabled

Screenshots and Logs

WinGet-2024-12-02-17-43-44.810.log

Reproduce the user-scope installation and upgrade sequence with the listed winget commands, then inspect the linked WinGet log and package metadata for the elevation request. Done means upgrading JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh from user scope no longer prompts for elevation, including with --uninstall-previous.