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No installed package found when attempting to update or remove

Open DanTheMan827 opened this issue 2 months ago • 0 comments

Relevant area(s)

WinGet CLI

Relevant command(s)

winget uninstall, winget upgrade

Brief description of your issue

On some packages, you can install the portable installer type, but then it fails to upgrade or uninstall.

The package does appear in add or remove programs and can be removed using that.

Running the install command again does seem to work for updating.

Steps to reproduce

winget install --id OpenJS.NodeJS --installer-type portable winget remove --id OpenJS.NodeJS

Expected behavior

The package should be installed and then removed

Actual behavior

The package is installed. But removal, or upgrade fails.

Environment

Windows Package Manager v1.11.510
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26200.6899
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.26.510.0

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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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

DanTheMan827 avatar Oct 24 '25 16:10 DanTheMan827