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Path environment variable modification does not actually modify PATH.
Relevant area(s)
WinGet CLI
Relevant command(s)
winget install
Brief description of your issue
I was trying to add the latest version of x64dbg to winget. There is no installer, so you have to use the portable installation from a ZIP.
Note: not a duplicate of #549, this is a bug with the PATH not getting modified when it should be.
Steps to reproduce
Checkout https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/pull/285465
C:\winget-pkgs>winget install --manifest manifests\x\x64dbg\x64dbg\2025.08.19
Found x64dbg [x64dbg.x64dbg] Version 2025.08.19
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
Successfully verified installer hash
Extracting archive...
Successfully extracted archive
Starting package install...
Path environment variable modified; restart your shell to use the new value.
Command line alias added: "x96dbg"
Command line alias added: "x32dbg"
Command line alias added: "x64dbg"
Successfully installed
Restart cmd.exe from explorer:
C:\CodeBlocks\winget-pkgs>where x64dbg
INFO: Could not find files for the given pattern(s).
C:\CodeBlocks\winget-pkgs>where x32dbg
INFO: Could not find files for the given pattern(s).
The package is installed correctly in C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\x64dbg.x64dbg__DefaultSource\release\x64\x64dbg.exe, so it is the PATH modification logic that fails
Expected behavior
I would expect the PATH to get modified to include the following folders:
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\x64dbg.x64dbg__DefaultSource\releaseC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\x64dbg.x64dbg__DefaultSource\release\x64C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\x64dbg.x64dbg__DefaultSource\release\x32
It works fine with the yt-dlp package:
C:\CodeBlocks\winget-pkgs>winget install --manifest manifests\y\yt-dlp\yt-dlp\2025.08.11
Found yt-dlp [yt-dlp.yt-dlp] Version 2025.08.11
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
This package requires the following dependencies:
- Packages
yt-dlp.FFmpeg
(1/1) Found FFmpeg for yt-dlp [yt-dlp.FFmpeg] Version N-120424-g03b9180fe3-20250731
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
Downloading https://github.com/yt-dlp/FFmpeg-Builds/releases/download/autobuild-2025-07-31-15-41/ffmpeg-N-120424-g03b9180fe3-win64-gpl.zip
██████████████████████████████ 147 MB / 147 MB
Successfully verified installer hash
Extracting archive...
Successfully extracted archive
Starting package install...
Path environment variable modified; restart your shell to use the new value.
Command line alias added: "ffmpeg"
Command line alias added: "ffplay"
Command line alias added: "ffprobe"
Successfully installed
Downloading https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/download/2025.08.11/yt-dlp.exe
██████████████████████████████ 17.5 MB / 17.5 MB
Successfully verified installer hash
Starting package install...
Command line alias added: "yt-dlp"
Path environment variable modified; restart your shell to use the new value.
Successfully installed
C:\CodeBlocks\winget-pkgs>refreshenv
Refreshing environment variables from registry for cmd.exe. Please wait...Finished..
C:\CodeBlocks\winget-pkgs>where yt-dlp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Links\yt-dlp.exe
C:\CodeBlocks\winget-pkgs>
Actual behavior
The PATH is not modified to include any of these folders
Environment
C:\Users\Admin>winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.11.430
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.6216
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.26.430.0
Winget Directories
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
Configuration Modules %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Configuration\Modules
Links
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
--------------------------------------------------
LocalManifestFiles Enabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions Disabled
DefaultProxy Disabled
For completeness sake, here are the actual yaml files that reproduce this (I might change the branch):
x64dbg.x64dbg.installer.yaml:
# Created with komac v2.10.1
# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/winget-manifest.installer.1.10.0.schema.json
PackageIdentifier: x64dbg.x64dbg
PackageVersion: 2025.08.19
InstallerType: zip
NestedInstallerType: portable
ArchiveBinariesDependOnPath: true
InstallModes:
- interactive
- silent
- silentWithProgress
UpgradeBehavior: install
Commands:
- x96dbg
- x32dbg
- x64dbg
ReleaseDate: 2025-08-19
Installers:
- Architecture: x86
InstallerUrl: https://github.com/x64dbg/x64dbg/releases/download/2025.08.19/snapshot_2025-08-19_19-40.zip
InstallerSha256: CC614CAF34F9FE1EC156F045129DB3A513C35593FF1EE647BC819A352DC12271
NestedInstallerFiles:
- RelativeFilePath: release\x96dbg.exe
PortableCommandAlias: x96dbg
- RelativeFilePath: release\x32\x32dbg.exe
PortableCommandAlias: x32dbg
- Architecture: x64
InstallerUrl: https://github.com/x64dbg/x64dbg/releases/download/2025.08.19/snapshot_2025-08-19_19-40.zip
InstallerSha256: CC614CAF34F9FE1EC156F045129DB3A513C35593FF1EE647BC819A352DC12271
NestedInstallerFiles:
- RelativeFilePath: release\x96dbg.exe
PortableCommandAlias: x96dbg
- RelativeFilePath: release\x32\x32dbg.exe
PortableCommandAlias: x32dbg
- RelativeFilePath: release\x64\x64dbg.exe
PortableCommandAlias: x64dbg
ManifestType: installer
ManifestVersion: 1.10.0
x64dbg.x64dbg.locale.en-US.yaml:
# Created with komac v2.10.1
# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/winget-manifest.defaultLocale.1.10.0.schema.json
PackageIdentifier: x64dbg.x64dbg
PackageVersion: 2025.08.19
PackageLocale: en-US
Publisher: x64dbg
PublisherUrl: https://github.com/x64dbg
PublisherSupportUrl: https://github.com/x64dbg/x64dbg/issues
PackageName: x64dbg
PackageUrl: https://github.com/x64dbg/x64dbg
License: GPL-3.0 (Modified)
LicenseUrl: https://github.com/x64dbg/x64dbg/blob/development/LICENSE
ShortDescription: An open-source user mode debugger for Windows. Optimized for reverse engineering and malware analysis.
Description: An open-source binary debugger for Windows, aimed at malware analysis and reverse engineering of executables you do not have the source code for.
ReleaseNotesUrl: https://github.com/x64dbg/x64dbg/releases/tag/2025.08.19
ManifestType: defaultLocale
ManifestVersion: 1.10.0
x64dbg.x64dbg.yaml:
# Created with komac v2.10.1
# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/winget-manifest.version.1.10.0.schema.json
PackageIdentifier: x64dbg.x64dbg
PackageVersion: 2025.08.19
DefaultLocale: en-US
ManifestType: version
ManifestVersion: 1.10.0
Package that also does not work: winget install --manifest manifests\u\UPX\UPX\4.0.1
Setting ArchiveBinariesDependOnPath: false 'works' in the sense that C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Links\x64dbg.exe is on the PATH, but the application does not work correctly.
Maybe https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34491244/environment-variable-is-too-large-on-windows-10
@soredake not relevant, because the PATH is edited correctly in other cases.