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[Package Issue]: Voidstar.FilePilot installs the installer
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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
Installation issue.
### Brief description of your issue
Voidstar.FilePilot doesn't actually install the package. It "installs" the installer, then adds a link to it:
```
> where.exe FPilot.exe
C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links\FPilot.exe
```
### Steps to reproduce
```
> winget install --id Voidstar.FilePilot --interactive --scope machine --skip-dependencies
```
### Actual behavior
Winget installs the installer, then adds a link to it.
### Expected behavior
Winget installs the actual package.
### Environment
```raw
Windows Package Manager v1.28.240
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.6456
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.28.240.0
Winget Directories
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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%\Downloads
Configuration Modules %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Configuration\Modules
Links
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Privacy Statement https://aka.ms/winget-privacy
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
--------------------------------------------------
LocalManifestFiles Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions Disabled
DefaultProxy Disabled
```
### Screenshots and Logs
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with `winget install --id Voidstar.FilePilot --interactive --scope machine --skip-dependencies`, then locate the Voidstar.FilePilot package entry in this repository. Compare its installation behavior with the expected actual package installation; it is done when the command installs the package rather than the installer and link.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100