0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing

[AdRoz78]

Upon trying to run winget upgrade --all, i get 0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing. Resetting the sources and updating them cancels by itself on updating winget. Attempting to download the source package manually shows this: App installation failed with error message: Windows cannot install package Microsoft.Winget.Source_2024.908.823.15_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe to volume D: with media ID {58E4B45F-0000-0000-F09B-FF231C37D264} because the volume is offline. (0x80073d0d) However, in settings new apps are chosen to save to C:. This started after a failed repartitioning of D: and has not stopped no matter what I do - chkdsk C:, chkdsk D:, DISM, sfc, etc. This also seems to break Minecraft Launcher as it too displays the same error. Microsoft store however works flawlessly. Also, checking D: in powershell and cmd shows it as Online, not Offline.

Steps to reproduce

Just run winget upgrade --all

Expected behavior

All the apps get updated, no errors.

Actual behavior

PS C:\Windows\System32> winget upgrade --all Failed in attempting to update the source: winget Failed when searching source: winget An unexpected error occurred while executing the command: 0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing

Environment

Windows Package Manager v1.8.1911
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22631.4037
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.23.1911.0

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:\Downloads

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                        Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions                   Disabled
DefaultProxy                              Disabled

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[crazo7924]

Try installing the msix file directly from the source itself:

https://winget.azureedge.net/cache/source.msix

[ScientiaAeternum]

Hello, I am having the same error when I try to use the upgrade command. I recently read through another thread that talked about bypassing the certificate pinning for a different error I was getting. I used the command winget settings --enable BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore After this the upgrade command did get past the initial error, seemed to download the file, asked if I agree to source agreements terms and then failed when I typed Y (for yes). I am in a corp environment with a Palo Alto Firewall that is set to do SSL Packet inspection. I heard this is part of the problem from another thread but not sure how to convince my network engineer.

[argonym]

I also faced the issue "0x8a15000f : Data required by the source is missing" when e.g. searching in the winget repository (winget search powershell --source winget). I tried:

• resetting/removing the source and adding it again. (Why the heck is resetting all sources via winget source reset --force via not removing them, but resetting a single source does remove the source given via -n?) I re-installed
• Repair-WinGetPackageManager -Latest -Force
• Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Winget.Source_...\AppXManifest.xml" -Verbose

All to no avail.

The command Add-AppxPackage -Path "https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix" also fixed the issue for me. It was also mentioned here: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/3894#issuecomment-2604747398

Isn't this something that should be done as part of winget source add --name winget --arg https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache?

I see a lot of similar bugs reported here, and I have the impression that users are left alone with them, and that actual root causes hardly get investigated. 😢

[AdRoz78]

Fixed it! The source was installed to an external drive that corrupted, and this moved winget to be accessible again. A simple reinstall from source.msix and winget is working again, good as new!

[gpehlev]

The suggestion by @argonym did it for me after trying all kinds of stuff for more than an hour - Add-AppxPackage -Path "https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix". THANK YOU!