0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing

[tomhoad]

Brief description of your issue

Receive error message 0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing when doing pretty much anything with Winget.

Steps to reproduce

winget upgrade --all --verbose-logs

Expected behavior

winget downloads the package, and the sources are reachable

Actual behavior

C:\Users\xx> winget source list
Name    Argument
-----------------------------------------------------
msstore https://storeedgefd.dsx.mp.microsoft.com/v9.0
winget  https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache

C:\Users\xx> winget search Windows.PowerShell
Failed when searching source; results will not be included: winget
No package found matching input criteria.

C:\Users\xx> winget upgrade --all --verbose-logs
Failed when searching source: winget
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing

Environment

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.2604
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.19.10173.0

Logs: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir

User Settings: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json

[denelon]

@tomhoad If you run winget list winget which version of the "Windows Package Manager Source (winget)" is installed?

Have you tried running winget source reset --force in administrator mode?

The pre-indexed cache is located at https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix.

The client will attempt to download and install the cache based on the default TTL of five minutes (or what is configured via winget settings).

[tomhoad]

PS C:\Users\xx> winget list winget
Failed when searching source; results will not be included: winget
No installed package found matching input criteria.

C:\Users\xx> winget -v
v1.4.10173

From an administrator terminal:

C:\Users\xx> winget -v
v1.4.10173
C:\Users\xx>  winget source reset --force
Resetting all sources...Done
C:\Users\xx> winget source list
Name    Argument
-----------------------------------------------------
msstore https://storeedgefd.dsx.mp.microsoft.com/v9.0
winget  https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache

[denelon]

Could you try downloading and manually installing the source.msix package and then running winget list (within 5 minutes of the install)?

I'd really love to figure out what the actual root cause of this is. It's an intermittent problem from "my" perspective as "it works on my machine ™️". I suspect it's either something with some file permissions, or network related issue, but it's been pretty tricky to fully isolate.

[Ithendyr]

Hi, i'm not sure it's related to this but got the same issue. I'm currently trying to automate the usage of Winget in our environnement but still blocked with this and didn't yet find a workaround. During my searches i find a wait to replicate this issue every time.

When the Terms of Transaction isn't yet accepted in a case you use the first time Winget, the app ask you about and need an user interaction to accept the terms. If you run an install command with the parameters --accept-source-agreements and/or --accept-package-agreements without have accepted the terms before, it prompt the terms acceptance message but do not ask the user and the result is the same as you refuse to accept the terms. I only encounter this issue in an admin powershell prompt and i cannot run the command winget source reset --force as a user because it need admin rights to do.

• Screen capture of an admin powershell prompt when trying to install an app with parameters --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements after have reset Winget.

• Screen capture of an admin powershell prompt when trying to install an app without parameters --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements after have reset Winget.

• Current version of Winget.

I've installed the latest source.msix as indicated above but got the same issue with it. Hope it help.

[SudoNova]

Hi. I have the same issue:

PS C:\Windows\system32> winget source reset  --force
Resetting all sources...Done
PS C:\Windows\system32> winget install Rustlang.Rust.GNU
The `msstore` source requires that you view the following agreements before using.
Terms of Transaction: https://aka.ms/microsoft-store-terms-of-transaction
The source requires the current machine's 2-letter geographic region to be sent to the backend service to function properly (ex. "US").

Do you agree to all the source agreements terms?
[Y] Yes  [N] No: Yes
Failed when searching source: winget
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing

No packages were found among the working sources.
PS C:\Windows\system32> winget install Rustlang.Rust.GNU --source winget
Failed when opening source(s); try the 'source reset' command if the problem persists.
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing
PS C:\Windows\system32> winget --version
v1.5.2201

[inv4lid]

Have, same issue here. As a hint to reproduce: Running the commands in administrative shell (as scheduled task when logged in as a "normal" user) I get the errors. When logging in with Athe local adminstrative account I am able to winget upgrade (nothing else) successfully. After relogging in as the "normal" user the task runs fine. It seems it has something to to with anything in the user context, what is set after a "real" login of the admin...

[ecaha]

I have the same issue, if I am building a golden image through packer. I have set of winget commands as a part of install-sw.ps1 script. If it runs unattended as a part of the packer build, it fails with same error. If i finish the build just before the script runs and execute it in real RDP session, it works.

So the context of real login vs. winrm login seems to be the right lead. I do not have the workaround :-(

[gustavohellwig]

Same error here. It has been working for months, and now it has started to show this error.

[code-ga]

i have same error

[gustavohellwig]

It's a bug in the old version. You can fix by updating it. You can use this script below:

function Install-WinGet {
  $tempFolderName = 'WinGetInstall'
  $tempFolder = Join-Path -Path ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) -ChildPath $tempFolderName
  New-Item $tempFolder -ItemType Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null

  $apiLatestUrl = if ($Prerelease) { 'https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-cli/releases?per_page=1' } else { 'https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/latest' }
  [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
  $WebClient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient

  function Get-LatestUrl	{
		((Invoke-WebRequest $apiLatestUrl -UseBasicParsing | ConvertFrom-Json).assets | Where-Object { $_.name -match '^Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle$' }).browser_download_url
  }

  function Get-LatestHash {
    $shaUrl = ((Invoke-WebRequest $apiLatestUrl -UseBasicParsing | ConvertFrom-Json).assets | Where-Object { $_.name -match '^Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.txt$' }).browser_download_url
    $shaFile = Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath 'Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.txt'
    $WebClient.DownloadFile($shaUrl, $shaFile)
    Get-Content $shaFile
  }
  $desktopAppInstaller = @{
    fileName = 'Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle'
    url      = $(Get-LatestUrl)
    hash     = $(Get-LatestHash)
  }
  $vcLibsUwp = @{
    fileName = 'Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx'
    url      = 'https://aka.ms/Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx'
    hash     = '9BFDE6CFCC530EF073AB4BC9C4817575F63BE1251DD75AAA58CB89299697A569'
  }
  $uiLibsUwp = @{
    fileName = 'Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7.zip'
    url      = 'https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/Microsoft.UI.Xaml/2.7.0'
    hash     = '422FD24B231E87A842C4DAEABC6A335112E0D35B86FAC91F5CE7CF327E36A591'
  }
  $dependencies = @($desktopAppInstaller, $vcLibsUwp, $uiLibsUwp)
  Write-Host '--> Checking dependencies'
  foreach ($dependency in $dependencies) {
    $dependency.file = Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath $dependency.fileName
    if (-Not ((Test-Path -Path $dependency.file -PathType Leaf) -And $dependency.hash -eq $(Get-FileHash $dependency.file).Hash)) {
      Write-Host @"
    - Downloading:
      $($dependency.url)
"@
      try {
        $WebClient.DownloadFile($dependency.url, $dependency.file)
      }
      catch {
        #Pass the exception as an inner exception
        throw [System.Net.WebException]::new("Error downloading $($dependency.url).", $_.Exception)
      }
      if (-not ($dependency.hash -eq $(Get-FileHash $dependency.file).Hash)) {
        throw [System.Activities.VersionMismatchException]::new('Dependency hash does not match the downloaded file')
      }
    }
  }

  if (-Not (Test-Path (Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath \Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7\tools\AppX\x64\Release\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7.appx)))	{
    Expand-Archive -Path $uiLibsUwp.file -DestinationPath ($tempFolder + '\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7') -Force
  }
  $uiLibsUwp.file = (Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath \Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7\tools\AppX\x64\Release\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7.appx)
  Add-AppxPackage -Path $($desktopAppInstaller.file) -DependencyPath $($vcLibsUwp.file), $($uiLibsUwp.file)
  Remove-Item $tempFolder -recurse -force
}
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "--> Updating Winget`n"
Install-Winget

[fgendorf]

If anyone want install winget to all Users, change from

Add-AppxPackage -Path $($desktopAppInstaller.file) -DependencyPath $($vcLibsUwp.file), $($uiLibsUwp.file)

to

Add-AppxProvisionedPackage -SkipLicense -online -PackagePath $($desktopAppInstaller.file) -DependencyPackagePath $($vcLibsUwp.file), $($uiLibsUwp.file)

[smithnigelw]

For me, the fix for 0x8a15000f was to run the following command in PowerShell:

Add-AppxPackage -RegisterByFamilyName -MainPackage Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe

[BrianL-STCU]

Similar issue here: winget works fine from my non-elevated account, but then I have to re-authenticate with an elevated account for each machine-scoped install, which sort of defeats the purpose of automating updates.

From the elevated account:

PS C:\Users\brianlalonde# winget upgrade --all
Failed when searching source: winget
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing
PS C:\Users\brianlalonde# winget search terminal -s winget
Failed when opening source(s); try the 'source reset' command if the problem persists.
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing
PS C:\Users\brianlalonde# winget source reset --force
Resetting all sources...Done
PS C:\Users\brianlalonde# winget search terminal -s winget
Failed when opening source(s); try the 'source reset' command if the problem persists.
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing
PS C:\Users\brianlalonde# winget -v
v1.6.2771

[aygupt1822]

@smithnigelw Your fix worked for me, thanks : )

[MrTechGadget]

For me, the fix for 0x8a15000f was to run the following command in PowerShell:

Add-AppxPackage -RegisterByFamilyName -MainPackage Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe

Worked for me as well, thank you!!! @smithnigelw

[system-thoughts]

It's a bug in the old version. You can fix by updating it. You can use this script below:

function Install-WinGet {
  $tempFolderName = 'WinGetInstall'
  $tempFolder = Join-Path -Path ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) -ChildPath $tempFolderName
  New-Item $tempFolder -ItemType Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null

  $apiLatestUrl = if ($Prerelease) { 'https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-cli/releases?per_page=1' } else { 'https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/latest' }
  [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
  $WebClient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient

  function Get-LatestUrl	{
		((Invoke-WebRequest $apiLatestUrl -UseBasicParsing | ConvertFrom-Json).assets | Where-Object { $_.name -match '^Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle$' }).browser_download_url
  }

  function Get-LatestHash {
    $shaUrl = ((Invoke-WebRequest $apiLatestUrl -UseBasicParsing | ConvertFrom-Json).assets | Where-Object { $_.name -match '^Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.txt$' }).browser_download_url
    $shaFile = Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath 'Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.txt'
    $WebClient.DownloadFile($shaUrl, $shaFile)
    Get-Content $shaFile
  }
  $desktopAppInstaller = @{
    fileName = 'Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle'
    url      = $(Get-LatestUrl)
    hash     = $(Get-LatestHash)
  }
  $vcLibsUwp = @{
    fileName = 'Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx'
    url      = 'https://aka.ms/Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx'
    hash     = '9BFDE6CFCC530EF073AB4BC9C4817575F63BE1251DD75AAA58CB89299697A569'
  }
  $uiLibsUwp = @{
    fileName = 'Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7.zip'
    url      = 'https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/Microsoft.UI.Xaml/2.7.0'
    hash     = '422FD24B231E87A842C4DAEABC6A335112E0D35B86FAC91F5CE7CF327E36A591'
  }
  $dependencies = @($desktopAppInstaller, $vcLibsUwp, $uiLibsUwp)
  Write-Host '--> Checking dependencies'
  foreach ($dependency in $dependencies) {
    $dependency.file = Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath $dependency.fileName
    if (-Not ((Test-Path -Path $dependency.file -PathType Leaf) -And $dependency.hash -eq $(Get-FileHash $dependency.file).Hash)) {
      Write-Host @"
    - Downloading:
      $($dependency.url)
"@
      try {
        $WebClient.DownloadFile($dependency.url, $dependency.file)
      }
      catch {
        #Pass the exception as an inner exception
        throw [System.Net.WebException]::new("Error downloading $($dependency.url).", $_.Exception)
      }
      if (-not ($dependency.hash -eq $(Get-FileHash $dependency.file).Hash)) {
        throw [System.Activities.VersionMismatchException]::new('Dependency hash does not match the downloaded file')
      }
    }
  }

  if (-Not (Test-Path (Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath \Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7\tools\AppX\x64\Release\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7.appx)))	{
    Expand-Archive -Path $uiLibsUwp.file -DestinationPath ($tempFolder + '\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7') -Force
  }
  $uiLibsUwp.file = (Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath \Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7\tools\AppX\x64\Release\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7.appx)
  Add-AppxPackage -Path $($desktopAppInstaller.file) -DependencyPath $($vcLibsUwp.file), $($uiLibsUwp.file)
  Remove-Item $tempFolder -recurse -force
}
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "--> Updating Winget`n"
Install-Winget

This helps me a lot, the problem solved!!

[code-ga]

For me, the fix for 0x8a15000f was to run the following command in PowerShell:

Add-AppxPackage -RegisterByFamilyName -MainPackage Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe

I have an error when running that command

[saurabhgupta1233]

It's a bug in the old version. You can fix by updating it. You can use this script below:

function Install-WinGet {
  $tempFolderName = 'WinGetInstall'
  $tempFolder = Join-Path -Path ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) -ChildPath $tempFolderName
  New-Item $tempFolder -ItemType Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null

  $apiLatestUrl = if ($Prerelease) { 'https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-cli/releases?per_page=1' } else { 'https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/latest' }
  [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
  $WebClient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient

  function Get-LatestUrl	{
		((Invoke-WebRequest $apiLatestUrl -UseBasicParsing | ConvertFrom-Json).assets | Where-Object { $_.name -match '^Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle$' }).browser_download_url
  }

  function Get-LatestHash {
    $shaUrl = ((Invoke-WebRequest $apiLatestUrl -UseBasicParsing | ConvertFrom-Json).assets | Where-Object { $_.name -match '^Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.txt$' }).browser_download_url
    $shaFile = Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath 'Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.txt'
    $WebClient.DownloadFile($shaUrl, $shaFile)
    Get-Content $shaFile
  }
  $desktopAppInstaller = @{
    fileName = 'Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle'
    url      = $(Get-LatestUrl)
    hash     = $(Get-LatestHash)
  }
  $vcLibsUwp = @{
    fileName = 'Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx'
    url      = 'https://aka.ms/Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx'
    hash     = '9BFDE6CFCC530EF073AB4BC9C4817575F63BE1251DD75AAA58CB89299697A569'
  }
  $uiLibsUwp = @{
    fileName = 'Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7.zip'
    url      = 'https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/Microsoft.UI.Xaml/2.7.0'
    hash     = '422FD24B231E87A842C4DAEABC6A335112E0D35B86FAC91F5CE7CF327E36A591'
  }
  $dependencies = @($desktopAppInstaller, $vcLibsUwp, $uiLibsUwp)
  Write-Host '--> Checking dependencies'
  foreach ($dependency in $dependencies) {
    $dependency.file = Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath $dependency.fileName
    if (-Not ((Test-Path -Path $dependency.file -PathType Leaf) -And $dependency.hash -eq $(Get-FileHash $dependency.file).Hash)) {
      Write-Host @"
    - Downloading:
      $($dependency.url)
"@
      try {
        $WebClient.DownloadFile($dependency.url, $dependency.file)
      }
      catch {
        #Pass the exception as an inner exception
        throw [System.Net.WebException]::new("Error downloading $($dependency.url).", $_.Exception)
      }
      if (-not ($dependency.hash -eq $(Get-FileHash $dependency.file).Hash)) {
        throw [System.Activities.VersionMismatchException]::new('Dependency hash does not match the downloaded file')
      }
    }
  }

  if (-Not (Test-Path (Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath \Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7\tools\AppX\x64\Release\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7.appx)))	{
    Expand-Archive -Path $uiLibsUwp.file -DestinationPath ($tempFolder + '\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7') -Force
  }
  $uiLibsUwp.file = (Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath \Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7\tools\AppX\x64\Release\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7.appx)
  Add-AppxPackage -Path $($desktopAppInstaller.file) -DependencyPath $($vcLibsUwp.file), $($uiLibsUwp.file)
  Remove-Item $tempFolder -recurse -force
}
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "--> Updating Winget`n"
Install-Winget

Got the same error as @code-ga. But after running the above script, did a source force reset winget source reset --force and it started working. Kudos to the answer.

[klangborste]

It's a bug in the old version. You can fix by updating it. You can use this script below:

function Install-WinGet {
  $tempFolderName = 'WinGetInstall'
  $tempFolder = Join-Path -Path ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) -ChildPath $tempFolderName
  New-Item $tempFolder -ItemType Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null

  $apiLatestUrl = if ($Prerelease) { 'https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-cli/releases?per_page=1' } else { 'https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/latest' }
  [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
  $WebClient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient

  function Get-LatestUrl	{
		((Invoke-WebRequest $apiLatestUrl -UseBasicParsing | ConvertFrom-Json).assets | Where-Object { $_.name -match '^Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle$' }).browser_download_url
  }

  function Get-LatestHash {
    $shaUrl = ((Invoke-WebRequest $apiLatestUrl -UseBasicParsing | ConvertFrom-Json).assets | Where-Object { $_.name -match '^Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.txt$' }).browser_download_url
    $shaFile = Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath 'Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.txt'
    $WebClient.DownloadFile($shaUrl, $shaFile)
    Get-Content $shaFile
  }
  $desktopAppInstaller = @{
    fileName = 'Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle'
    url      = $(Get-LatestUrl)
    hash     = $(Get-LatestHash)
  }
  $vcLibsUwp = @{
    fileName = 'Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx'
    url      = 'https://aka.ms/Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx'
    hash     = '9BFDE6CFCC530EF073AB4BC9C4817575F63BE1251DD75AAA58CB89299697A569'
  }
  $uiLibsUwp = @{
    fileName = 'Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7.zip'
    url      = 'https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/Microsoft.UI.Xaml/2.7.0'
    hash     = '422FD24B231E87A842C4DAEABC6A335112E0D35B86FAC91F5CE7CF327E36A591'
  }
  $dependencies = @($desktopAppInstaller, $vcLibsUwp, $uiLibsUwp)
  Write-Host '--> Checking dependencies'
  foreach ($dependency in $dependencies) {
    $dependency.file = Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath $dependency.fileName
    if (-Not ((Test-Path -Path $dependency.file -PathType Leaf) -And $dependency.hash -eq $(Get-FileHash $dependency.file).Hash)) {
      Write-Host @"
    - Downloading:
      $($dependency.url)
"@
      try {
        $WebClient.DownloadFile($dependency.url, $dependency.file)
      }
      catch {
        #Pass the exception as an inner exception
        throw [System.Net.WebException]::new("Error downloading $($dependency.url).", $_.Exception)
      }
      if (-not ($dependency.hash -eq $(Get-FileHash $dependency.file).Hash)) {
        throw [System.Activities.VersionMismatchException]::new('Dependency hash does not match the downloaded file')
      }
    }
  }

  if (-Not (Test-Path (Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath \Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7\tools\AppX\x64\Release\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7.appx)))	{
    Expand-Archive -Path $uiLibsUwp.file -DestinationPath ($tempFolder + '\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7') -Force
  }
  $uiLibsUwp.file = (Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath \Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7\tools\AppX\x64\Release\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7.appx)
  Add-AppxPackage -Path $($desktopAppInstaller.file) -DependencyPath $($vcLibsUwp.file), $($uiLibsUwp.file)
  Remove-Item $tempFolder -recurse -force
}
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "--> Updating Winget`n"
Install-Winget

very helpful answer, searched a while for a solution. thanks a lot.

[MichaelNeero]

Tried all of the above fixes without any luck. (Fresh Win11 Pro install)

Only thing that worked for me was the following: Add-AppPackage -path "https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix."

Afterwards the error was resolved and I was able to use winget.

[BrianL-STCU]

I ran @gustavohellwig 's script, but that didn't seem to fix it, while @MichaelNeero 's command did! If I can confirm that adding the source package alone works for someone else, I'll add an update. Otherwise, it may have been running both that worked.

[florian-de]

Install winget in a packer build via winrm this way:

`# Download Write-Host "Downloading WinGet..." Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/getwinget -OutFile Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle Write-Host "Downloading VCLibs..." Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx -OutFile Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx Write-Host "Downloading UI.Xaml..." Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/download/v2.8.6/Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx -OutFile Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx Installation Write-Host "Installing VCLibs..." Add-AppxPackage Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx Write-Host "Installing UI.Xaml..." Add-AppxPackage Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx Write-Host "Installing WinGet..." Add-AppxPackage Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle

Stop-Transcript `

After that i install applications in the packer build and get the following error:

[garreh89]

@MichaelNeero Thanks, this worked a treat!

[taskscheduler]

It's a bug in the old version. You can fix by updating it. You can use this script below:

function Install-WinGet {
  $tempFolderName = 'WinGetInstall'
  $tempFolder = Join-Path -Path ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) -ChildPath $tempFolderName
  New-Item $tempFolder -ItemType Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null

  $apiLatestUrl = if ($Prerelease) { 'https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-cli/releases?per_page=1' } else { 'https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/latest' }
  [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
  $WebClient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient

  function Get-LatestUrl	{
		((Invoke-WebRequest $apiLatestUrl -UseBasicParsing | ConvertFrom-Json).assets | Where-Object { $_.name -match '^Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle$' }).browser_download_url
  }

  function Get-LatestHash {
    $shaUrl = ((Invoke-WebRequest $apiLatestUrl -UseBasicParsing | ConvertFrom-Json).assets | Where-Object { $_.name -match '^Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.txt$' }).browser_download_url
    $shaFile = Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath 'Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.txt'
    $WebClient.DownloadFile($shaUrl, $shaFile)
    Get-Content $shaFile
  }
  $desktopAppInstaller = @{
    fileName = 'Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle'
    url      = $(Get-LatestUrl)
    hash     = $(Get-LatestHash)
  }
  $vcLibsUwp = @{
    fileName = 'Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx'
    url      = 'https://aka.ms/Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx'
    hash     = '9BFDE6CFCC530EF073AB4BC9C4817575F63BE1251DD75AAA58CB89299697A569'
  }
  $uiLibsUwp = @{
    fileName = 'Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7.zip'
    url      = 'https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/Microsoft.UI.Xaml/2.7.0'
    hash     = '422FD24B231E87A842C4DAEABC6A335112E0D35B86FAC91F5CE7CF327E36A591'
  }
  $dependencies = @($desktopAppInstaller, $vcLibsUwp, $uiLibsUwp)
  Write-Host '--> Checking dependencies'
  foreach ($dependency in $dependencies) {
    $dependency.file = Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath $dependency.fileName
    if (-Not ((Test-Path -Path $dependency.file -PathType Leaf) -And $dependency.hash -eq $(Get-FileHash $dependency.file).Hash)) {
      Write-Host @"
    - Downloading:
      $($dependency.url)
"@
      try {
        $WebClient.DownloadFile($dependency.url, $dependency.file)
      }
      catch {
        #Pass the exception as an inner exception
        throw [System.Net.WebException]::new("Error downloading $($dependency.url).", $_.Exception)
      }
      if (-not ($dependency.hash -eq $(Get-FileHash $dependency.file).Hash)) {
        throw [System.Activities.VersionMismatchException]::new('Dependency hash does not match the downloaded file')
      }
    }
  }

  if (-Not (Test-Path (Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath \Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7\tools\AppX\x64\Release\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7.appx)))	{
    Expand-Archive -Path $uiLibsUwp.file -DestinationPath ($tempFolder + '\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7') -Force
  }
  $uiLibsUwp.file = (Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath \Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7\tools\AppX\x64\Release\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7.appx)
  Add-AppxPackage -Path $($desktopAppInstaller.file) -DependencyPath $($vcLibsUwp.file), $($uiLibsUwp.file)
  Remove-Item $tempFolder -recurse -force
}
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "--> Updating Winget`n"
Install-Winget

Thanks for this, it fixed the issue quickly. Appreciate it!

[Tims777]

Had the same issue on a fresh install of Windows 11. The installation from CDN fixed it for me.

Only thing that worked for me was the following: Add-AppPackage -path "https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix."

Could it be that the issue is linked to doing an offline installation? (I did connect my WiFi only after the installation, so that I could set up a local account.)

[haydenzeller]

I second this. I have only had this issue when doing an offline install of windows 11. Adding the CDN fixed it 👍

Had the same issue on a fresh install of Windows 11. The installation from CDN fixed it for me.

Only thing that worked for me was the following: Add-AppPackage -path "https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix."

Could it be that the issue is linked to doing an offline installation? (I did connect my WiFi only after the installation, so that I could set up a local account.)

[bartvdbraak]

Tried all of the above fixes without any luck. (Fresh Win11 Pro install)

Only thing that worked for me was the following: Add-AppPackage -path "https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix."

Afterwards the error was resolved and I was able to use winget.

This worked perfectly! (Also did an offline installation)

[CukitoYT]

You only have to upgrade it from the microsoft store. Link to download.

[BlueSquid1]

https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix.

This solve my problem as well. Thanks @MichaelNeero. Just a little syntax tweak for those inserting this into a script:

Add-AppxPackage -Path "https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix"

[Lukas46]

This solve mi problem too, many thanks @MichaelNeero