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Packages with similar name are mixed up ( Adobe Acrobat Reader vs Adobe Acrobat)
Relevant area(s)
WinGet CLI
Relevant command(s)
winget upgrade
Brief description of your issue
Have installed Adobe Acrobat Pro (currently 25.001.20756). Winget mixes it mistakenly with Adobe Acrobat Reader (currently 25.001.20813)
Steps to reproduce
winget upgrade output
Name Id Version Available Source
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.64-bit 25.001.20756 25.001.20813 winget
winget upgrade --id Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.64-bit
Installer failed with exit code: 1603 - Adobe Acrobat Pro and Reader cannot be installed together.
Expected behavior
Adobe Acrobat Pro is recognized correctly
Actual behavior
Fro the verbose log:
2025-10-20 07:16:56.638 [REPO] Finding available package from installed package using system reference search: Query:[none] Include:ProductCode='{ac76ba86-1033-ffff-7760-bc15014ea700}'[Exact] Include:UpgradeCode='{ac76ba86-0000-0000-7760-7e8a45000000}'[Exact] Include:NormalizedNameAndPublisher='adobeacrobat'+'adobe'[Exact] Include:NormalizedNameAndPublisher='adobeacrobat(x64)'+'adobe'[Exact]
2025-10-20 07:16:56.638 [REPO] ... searching source: msstore [StoreEdgeFD]
2025-10-20 07:16:56.638 [REPO] Performing search: Query:[none] Include:ProductCode='{ac76ba86-1033-ffff-7760-bc15014ea700}'[Exact] Include:UpgradeCode='{ac76ba86-0000-0000-7760-7e8a45000000}'[Exact] Include:NormalizedNameAndPublisher='adobeacrobat'+'adobe'[Exact] Include:NormalizedNameAndPublisher='adobeacrobat(x64)'+'adobe'[Exact]
2025-10-20 07:16:56.640 [REPO] ... searching source: winget [Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe] 2025-10-20 07:16:56.640 [REPO] Performing search: Query:[none] Include:ProductCode='{ac76ba86-1033-ffff-7760-bc15014ea700}'[Exact] Include:UpgradeCode='{ac76ba86-0000-0000-7760-7e8a45000000}'[Exact] Include:NormalizedNameAndPublisher='adobeacrobat'+'adobe'[Exact] Include:NormalizedNameAndPublisher='adobeacrobat(x64)'+'adobe'[Exact]
2025-10-20 07:16:56.641 [REPO] ... setting latest tracking package to: Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.64-bit
2025-10-20 07:16:56.641 [REPO] Performing search: Query:[none] Include:ProductCode='{ac76ba86-1033-ffff-7760-bc15014ea700}'[Exact] Include:UpgradeCode='{ac76ba86-0000-0000-7760-7e8a45000000}'[Exact] Include:NormalizedNameAndPublisher='adobeacrobat'+'adobe'[Exact] Include:NormalizedNameAndPublisher='adobeacrobat(x64)'+'adobe'[Exact] 2025-10-20 07:16:56.642 [REPO] ... adding available package: Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.64-bit
Seems, the similarity of the beginning of the product name leads to false positive...
Environment
Windows Package Manager (Preview) v1.12.250-preview
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26200.6899
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.27.250.0
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 %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
Configuration Modules %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Configuration\Modules
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
I'm not sure if it belongs here but I'm experiencing similar issue:
PS C:\Users\Mxx> winget update
Name Id Version Available Source
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Adobe Acrobat 2020 Adobe.Acrobat.Reader.64-bit 20.005.30793 25.001.20937 winget
1 upgrades available.
Adobe Acrobat 2020 is not the same thing as Adobe Acrobat Reader
