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[Package Issue]: ScooterSoftware.BeyondCompare.4
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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
Brief description of your issue
Winget does not find an applicable installer for the en-US locale.
The reason for this behaviour is probably a missing InstallerLocale: en-US definition.
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/blob/master/manifests/s/ScooterSoftware/BeyondCompare/4/4.4.7.28397/ScooterSoftware.BeyondCompare.4.installer.yaml
`Installers:
- Architecture: x86
InstallerUrl: https://www.scootersoftware.com/files/BCompare-4.4.7.28397.exe
InstallerSha256: 5B14F35BF4219FDCC138A4A6ED8F20605D455027A94A50AB37DB64E53153D141
ProductCode: BeyondCompare4_is1
- Architecture: x64
InstallerUrl: https://www.scootersoftware.com/files/BCompare-4.4.7.28397.exe
InstallerSha256: 5B14F35BF4219FDCC138A4A6ED8F20605D455027A94A50AB37DB64E53153D141
ProductCode: BeyondCompare4_is1
- InstallerLocale: de-DE
Architecture: x86
InstallerUrl: https://www.scootersoftware.com/files/BCompare-de-4.4.7.28397.exe
InstallerSha256: E3ABA498539E9872231B3C3960074B9396D48F763104CE2485B40B5C855223A6
ProductCode: BeyondCompare4_is1`
### Steps to reproduce
winget install ScooterSoftware.BeyondCompare.4 --locale en-US
### Actual behavior
winget install ScooterSoftware.BeyondCompare.4 --locale en-US
No applicable installer found; see logs for more details.
### Expected behavior
winget install ScooterSoftware.BeyondCompare.4 --locale en-US
-> properly uses English installer
### Environment
```raw
Windows Package Manager v1.29.290
© 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26100.9168
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.29.290.0
```
### Screenshots and Logs
Basically a direct copy of this issue: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/issues/207619 but for version 4 of BeyondCompare
Contributor guide
Research direction
Open manifests/s/ScooterSoftware/BeyondCompare/4/4.4.7.28397/ScooterSoftware.BeyondCompare.4.installer.yaml and compare the locale-specific installer entries with the linked issue 207619. Run `winget install ScooterSoftware.BeyondCompare.4 --locale en-US`; done means the command selects the English installer instead of reporting no applicable installer.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- yaml
- Domain
- cli, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 86/100