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[Package Issue]: WinDirStat.WinDirStat
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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
I have installed 2.7.0 and it shows, that 2.8.0 is available:
```
C:\>winget list WinDirStat.WinDirStat --details
WinDirStat 2.7.0 [WinDirStat.WinDirStat]
Version: 2.7.0
Herausgeber: WinDirStat Team
Lokaler Bezeichner: ARP\Machine\X64\{7C9CE2ED-886E-409F-A7C6-2BF99804875C}
Produktcode: {7c9ce2ed-886e-409f-a7c6-2bf99804875c}
Upgrade-Code: {46f106c9-090c-43d0-8815-d03ba9fa55a9}
Installer-Kategorie: msi
Installierter Bereich: Machine
Installierte Architektur: X64
Installiertes Gebietsschema: de-DE
Installationsspeicherort: C:\Program Files\WinDirStat\
Ursprungsquelle: winget
Verfügbare Upgrades:
winget [2.8.0]
C:\>winget search WinDirStat.WinDirStat
Name ID Version Quelle
---------------------------------------------------------------------
WinDirStat WinDirStat.WinDirStat 2.8.0 winget
WinDirStat (Beta) WinDirStat.WinDirStat.Beta 2.8.1.2026-08-16 winget
```
### Steps to reproduce
1. `winget upgrade`
2. `winget upgrade WinDirStat.WinDirStat`
### Actual behavior
When trying to upgrade, it shows that no applicable upgrade found:
```
C:\>winget upgrade WinDirStat.WinDirStat
Es wurde kein anwendbares Upgrade gefunden.
In einer konfigurierten Quelle ist eine neuere Paketversion verfügbar, die jedoch nicht auf Ihr System oder Ihre Anforderungen zutrifft.
```
### Expected behavior
`winget upgrade WinDirStat.WinDirStat` installs the update.
### Environment
```raw
C:\>winget --info
Windows-Paket-Manager v1.29.290
© 2026 Microsoft. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26200.9106
Systemarchitektur: X64
Paket: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.29.290.0
```
### Screenshots and Logs
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing `winget upgrade` and `winget upgrade WinDirStat.WinDirStat` in the reported Windows environment, then inspect the WinDirStat.WinDirStat package entry in this repository. Compare the installed 2.7.0 package details with the available 2.8.0 entry and determine what prevents the upgrade; done means the command installs 2.8.0 as expected.
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Assessment
- Domain
- cli, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100