Program 'winget.exe' failed to run at line 1 char 1

[raikoug]

Brief description of your issue

Typing winget on powershell or cmd just throws error.

Steps to reproduce

Nothing special, applied to Insider program and tried install new App Manager via microsoft store.

Expected behavior

Having winget app working

Actual behavior

Typing winget returns:

Program 'winget.exe' failed to run: The system cannot find the file specified
At line:1 char:1
+ winget
+ ~~~~~~.
In riga:1 car:1
+ winget
+ ~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ResourceUnavailable: (:) [], ApplicationFailedException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandFailed

I then tried debugging it:

PS C:\Users\Admin>Trace-Command -Expression {winget} -Name CommandDiscovery -PSHost | out-null
DEBUG: CommandDiscovery Information: 0 : Looking up command: winget
... skipping all path discovery ...
DEBUG: CommandDiscovery Information: 0 : Command Found: path (C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe) is an application with name: winget.exe
DEBUG: CommandDiscovery Information: 0 : Looking up command: Set-StrictMode
DEBUG: CommandDiscovery Information: 0 : Cmdlet found: Set-StrictMode  Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetStrictModeCommand
DEBUG: CommandDiscovery Information: 0 : Looking up command: Set-StrictMode
DEBUG: CommandDiscovery Information: 0 : Cmdlet found: Set-StrictMode  Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetStrictModeCommand
DEBUG: CommandDiscovery Information: 0 : Looking up command: Set-StrictMode
DEBUG: CommandDiscovery Information: 0 : Cmdlet found: Set-StrictMode  Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetStrictModeCommand
DEBUG: CommandDiscovery Information: 0 : Looking up command: Set-StrictMode
DEBUG: CommandDiscovery Information: 0 : Cmdlet found: Set-StrictMode  Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetStrictModeCommand
Program 'winget.exe' failed to run: The system cannot find the file specified
At line:1 char:28
+ Trace-Command -Expression {winget} -Name CommandDiscovery -PSHost | o ...
+                            ~~~~~~.
At line:1 char:28
+ Trace-Command -Expression {winget} -Name CommandDiscovery -PSHost | o ...
+                            ~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ResourceUnavailable: (:) [], ApplicationFailedException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandFailed

Environment

[winget --info]
Windows Package Manager version Can't run winget do I can't say it for sure
Windows: Windows.Desktop version 10.0.19042 N/D build 19042 (if this is the value needed)
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller version - Windows Store doesn't state the version

Any other software? WSL and hyper-v enabled

[denelon]

There is some calendar time on our hands currently between requesting access to the Windows Package Manager insiders program and getting the update to the "App Installer" in the store. Is this still happening? Have you been able to get the update to the App Installer?

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[freeone3000]

Hi, this is still happening to me. The installer from the github page says a new version is already installed, but I get exactly this error.

[denelon]

@freeone3000 have you checked to see if you have the App Execution Alias enabled for "winget"?

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been marked as requiring author feedback but has not had any activity for 7 days. It will be closed if no further activity occurs within 7 days of this comment.

[rbeesley]

@denelon, perhaps this is something you want to pull back into To Do?

This is a problem I'm seeing too. I'm on 20H2 and enabled this from joining the "Windows Package Manager Insider Program." I have the same failure trying to run winget from PowerShell and in a Command Prompt I get the following results:

C:\Users\[REDACTED]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps>dir
 Volume in drive C is Local Disk
 Volume Serial Number is 0000-0000

 Directory of C:\Users\[REDACTED]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps

05/29/2021  04:05 PM    <DIR>          Backup
...
05/21/2021  08:24 AM                 0 winget.exe
05/26/2021  12:59 AM                 0 wt.exe
               x File(s)              0 bytes
               y Dir(s)  zzz,zzz,zzz,zzz bytes free

C:\Users\[REDACTED]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps>winget.exe
The system cannot find the file C:\Users\[REDACTED]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe.

Windows Package Manager Client (winget.exe) is listed as an App Execution Alias and it is enabled. The version of App Installer installed according to Microsoft Store is version 1.11.11451.0.