Issues

• Removing a manifest version (rather than superseding it) can cause winget upgrade to silently downgrade, reproducing the known duplicate-entry bug via an unusual trigger

  Command-UninstallCommand-UpgradeIssue-BugNeeds-Author-Feedback
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6574 · Filter by author cdonnellytx opened on Sep 28, 2026
  3

• Winget Manifest Issue: Sidekick-Poe/Sidekick Package Shows Upgrade Available When Already Latest

  Command-SourceCommand-UpgradeIssue-Bug
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6566 · Filter by author davidldennison opened on Sep 25, 2026
  6

• winget upgrade uses EXE installer when doing the actual upgrade but shows the MSI checksum when told to show the package upgrade info

  Command-ShowCommand-UpgradeIssue-Bug
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6565 · Filter by author R-Adrian opened on Sep 25, 2026
  3

• Winget appinstaller upgrade is very inconsistent

  Command-UpgradeIssue-Bug
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6563 · Filter by author yllekz opened on Sep 24, 2026

• Get-WinGetPackage in 1.29.380 fails with "Failed to create instance: -2147023174" in an elevated PowerShell session

  Issue-BugPowerShell
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6560 · Filter by author HeinziAT opened on Sep 23, 2026
  11

• Nested installer path is built with the manifest's forward slashes, MsiInstallProduct fails with error 2

  Issue-Bug
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6551 · Filter by author bigtree108-dmytro opened on Sep 22, 2026

• Add manifest validation COM API

  Area-COM-APIIssue-Feature
  Feature

  microsoft/winget-cli#6545 · Filter by author Trenly opened on Sep 22, 2026

• winget does not honor the elevationRequired contract for MSIX packages

  Command-InstallCommand-UpgradeIssue-Bug
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6554 · Filter by author chemwolf6922 opened on Sep 21, 2026
  2

• Enumerate and display blocking processes when installer exits with packageInUse / packageInUseByApplication

  Issue-Feature
  Feature

  microsoft/winget-cli#6537 · Filter by author tonicofonico opened on Sep 20, 2026

• User-scope installed fonts don't persist through logout

  Command-InstallIssue-Bug
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6535 · Filter by author lemoncove opened on Sep 20, 2026

• MSIX framework uninstall reports success without removing package when matched by PackageFamilyName

  Command-UninstallIssue-Bug
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6525 · Filter by author adrastogi opened on Sep 15, 2026

• winget upgrade --all --scope does do nothing on certain upgrades without giving reason

  Command-UpgradeIssue-Bug
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6516 · Filter by author Zocker1999NET opened on Sep 10, 2026

• ARP Package mismatch

  Command-ListCommand-UninstallCommand-UpgradeIssue-Bug
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6508 · Filter by author oreactko opened on Sep 8, 2026
  2

• Disallow auto reboots on winget upgrade

  Command-UpgradeIssue-Bug
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6507 · Filter by author eldair opened on Sep 7, 2026
  2

• winget hangs indefinitely after "Starting:" — installer process is never created (no prefetch entry, no child process); a control package on the same machine installs fine

  Command-InstallIssue-Bug
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6506 · Filter by author thefrederiksen opened on Sep 4, 2026

• Winget is broken with BlockNonAdminUserInstall being set

  Command-InstallCommand-RepairCommand-UpgradeIssue-Bug
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6499 · Filter by author Suchiman opened on Sep 1, 2026

• 2026-09 - September 8, 2026 - KB5124008 update for Windows 11 - WinGet can no longer be run in an elevated terminal (Administrator Protection enforcement)

  Command-UpgradeIssue-Bug
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6497 · Filter by author R-Adrian opened on Sep 1, 2026
  3

• Documentation for winget list is missing the --sort argument

  Issue-DocsPossible-Duplicate
  Task

  microsoft/winget-cli#6493 · Filter by author ninmonkey opened on Aug 29, 2026
  1

• Allow passing an external authentication token override instead of using the builtin authentication handler

  Area-COM-APIIssue-FeaturePossible-DuplicatePowerShell
  Feature

  microsoft/winget-cli#6492 · Filter by author Fulgen301 opened on Aug 28, 2026
  1

• Package name normalization does not support ARM(64)

  Command-ListIssue-Bug
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6490 · Filter by author JohnMcPMS opened on Aug 26, 2026

• WinGet fails with 0x80070005 (Access Denied) on install after uninstallation is prompted when the package installer type changes (Win32 to MSIX). This can result in a corrupted system

  Issue-BugPossible-Duplicate
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6488 · Filter by author simonmajor opened on Aug 25, 2026
  2

• DSC stops setting configuration if WinGet/Source encounters "hash incompatible" error

  Command-ConfigureIssue-Bug
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6484 · Filter by author Kenya-West opened on Aug 22, 2026
  1

• Incorrect message : Installation abandoned

  Issue-BugPossible-Duplicate
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6481 · Filter by author crowne opened on Aug 21, 2026
  3

• Microsoft Store app is published but not discoverable through WinGet msstore source

  Area-ExternalCommand-SearchCommand-ShowIssue-Bugmsstore
  Bug

  microsoft/winget-cli#6480 · Filter by author Strnyy opened on Aug 21, 2026
  3

• Update registry metadata for portable packages updated outside of WinGet.

  Command-UpgradeIssue-FeaturePortable
  Feature

  microsoft/winget-cli#6479 · Filter by author denelon opened on Aug 20, 2026