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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
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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
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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