[Package Issue]: BlenderFoundation.Blender

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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

403 Forbidden error when attempting to download Blender installer file due to Cloudflare.

Similar issue #400987 is marked as resolved, however this issue still persists, and the package cannot be installed/updated.

Steps to reproduce

| => winget install -e --id BlenderFoundation.Blender
Found an existing package already installed. Trying to upgrade the installed package...
Found blender [BlenderFoundation.Blender] Version 5.2.0
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
Downloading https://download.blender.org/release/Blender5.2/blender-5.2.0-windows-x64.msi
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
Download request status is not success.
0x80190193 : Forbidden (403).

Actual behavior

Directly hitting the URL results in 403; going to the page in a browser works after going through the Cloudflare verification.

Expected behavior

Blender should download and install.

Environment

Windows Package Manager v1.29.280
© 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19044.7548
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.29.280.0

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                D:\Users\PSV\Downloads
Configuration Modules              %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Configuration\Modules

Links
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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
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LocalManifestFiles                        Enabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions                   Disabled
ConfigurationProcessorPath                Disabled
DefaultProxy                              Disabled

Screenshots and Logs

N/A

Start by reproducing winget install -e --id BlenderFoundation.Blender and inspect the manifest entry for BlenderFoundation.Blender, especially the download URL shown in the report. Compare the behavior with issue #400987 and verify that the package can download and install or update successfully without the 403 error.