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[Package Issue]: Nextcloud.NextcloudDesktop

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Description

### Please confirm these before moving forward

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

### Category of the issue

No applicable update found.

### Brief description of your issue

When Nextcloud is installed on a german windows machine, it is not possible to perform an upgrade. Errormessage: NoApplicableInstaller.

It looks like that InstallerLocale: en-US in the Manifest adds a thight constraint to the selection of applicable installers

Extraction of a Verbose WinGetCOM-Log:
`2026-02-05 10:20:16.297 [CLI ] Market Filter created with market: DE
2026-02-05 10:20:16.297 [CLI ] Locale Comparator created with Required Locales: [] , Preferred Locales: [de-DE] , IsInstalledLocale: 1
2026-02-05 10:20:16.297 [CLI ] Architecture Comparator created with allowed architectures: [X64, X86, Neutral]
2026-02-05 10:20:16.297 [WORK] Getting data item: 5
2026-02-05 10:20:16.297 [CLI ] Starting installer selection.
2026-02-05 10:20:16.297 [CLI ] Installer [X64,wix,Machine,en-US] not applicable: Installer locale does not match required locale: en-USRequired locales: [] Or does not satisfy compatible match for Preferred Locales: [de-DE]
2026-02-05 10:20:16.297 [WORK] Setting data item: 7
2026-02-05 10:20:16.297 [WORK] Running task: 0x00007FF9DD3C28C0 [ln 00000001`80000000+2328c0]
2026-02-05 10:20:16.298 [WORK] Getting data item: 7
2026-02-05 10:20:16.298 [CLI ] Terminating context: 0x8a150010 at C:\__w\1\s\external\pkg\src\AppInstallerCLICore\Workflows\InstallFlow.cpp:13a`

Tested with following contextes: user, system and InProcCOM
Reproducable with Nextcloud installed manual and over WinGet

### Steps to reproduce

Easiest way:
- Install Nextcloud.NextcloudDesktop version 4.0.1 over WinGet on a German Windows installation
- Try upgrade to 4.0.4 or the newest

### Actual behavior

Upgrade failed with NoApplicableInstaller found

### Expected behavior

Updating of Nextcloud to the desired Version

### Environment

```raw
Windows-Paket-Manager v1.12.460
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22621.4317
Systemarchitektur: X64
Paket: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.27.460.0

WinGet-Verzeichnisse
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Protokolle %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalSta…
Benutzereinstellungen %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalSta…
Verzeichnis für portierbare Links (Benutzer) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links
Portables Linkverzeichnis (Computer) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links
Portierbarer Paketstamm (Benutzer) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages
Portierbarer Paketstamm C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages
Portierbares Paketstamm (x86) C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages
Installationsprogrammdownloads %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
Konfigurationsmodule %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Configuration\Modules

Links
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Datenschutzerklärung https://aka.ms/winget-privacy
Lizenzvereinbarung https://aka.ms/winget-license
Hinweise von Drittanbietern https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Startseite https://aka.ms/winget
Windows Store-Nutzungsbedingungen https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale

Administratoreinstellung Status
-----------------------------------------------------
LocalManifestFiles Deaktiviert
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Deaktiviert
InstallerHashOverride Deaktiviert
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Deaktiviert
ProxyCommandLineOptions Aktiviert
DefaultProxy Deaktiviert
```

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Research direction

Inspect the Nextcloud.NextcloudDesktop package manifest and its InstallerLocale setting, then reproduce the upgrade from 4.0.1 to 4.0.4 on a German Windows installation. Done means the manifest permits the applicable installer and the upgrade completes without NoApplicableInstaller.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
operating-systems, release
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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