In some cases, you get this error when open Windows Package Manager (winget).
Even the package was installed successfully.
PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-AppxPackage -Name "Microsoft.Desktop*"
Name : Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller
Publisher : CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture : X64
ResourceId :
Version : 1.18.2091.0
PackageFullName : Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.18.2091.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
InstallLocation : C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.18.2091.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe
PublisherId : 8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
NonRemovable : False
Dependencies : {Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7_7.2109.13004.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe,
Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.30704.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe,
Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.18.2091.0_neutral_split.scale-100_8wekyb3d8bbwe}
IsPartiallyStaged : False
SignatureKind : Store
Status : Ok
1. To fix it, you need download the xml license file and msixbundle file from https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases then readd the package.
2. Open Windows PowerShell or Windows Terminal admin then navigate to the Downloads folder. Run dir command to verify the files are downloaded.
PS C:\Windows\system32> cd C:\Users\admin\Downloads\
PS C:\Users\admin\Downloads> dir
Directory: C:\Users\admin\Downloads
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a---- 9/29/2022 2:43 PM 2688 7b91bd4a0be242d6aa8e8da282b26297_License1.xml
-a---- 9/29/2022 2:43 PM 14587619 Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle
3. Run the following commnad to readd the winget package into your computer.
Add-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online`
-PackagePath .\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle`
-LicensePath .\7b91bd4a0be242d6aa8e8da282b26297_License1.xml4. Run winget command to verify it works.
PS C:\Users\admin\Downloads> winget
Windows Package Manager v1.3.2091
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
The winget command line utility enables installing applications and other packages from the command line.
usage: winget [<command>] [<options>]
The following commands are available:
install Installs the given package
show Shows information about a package
source Manage sources of packages
search Find and show basic info of packages
list Display installed packages
upgrade Shows and performs available upgrades
uninstall Uninstalls the given package
hash Helper to hash installer files
validate Validates a manifest file
settings Open settings or set administrator settings
features Shows the status of experimental features
export Exports a list of the installed packages
import Installs all the packages in a fileADVERTISEMENT
