Manual installation succeeded although it sounded like it didn't

[ermshiperete]

Brief description of your issue

Confusing message after installation of winget-cli

Steps to reproduce

I downloaded the installer for winget from the GitHub release page and opened it which started the installation.

Expected behavior

A message that the installation was successful.

Actual behavior

I don't remember what dialog message it put up exactly, but it made it sound like it didn't successfully install. (Maybe it said something that I can now install packages with winget. However, I didn't read it carefully and skimming over it made it sound like the installation didn't succeed).

So I went searching on the Internet how I can install a .appxbundle file, followed the steps and was then presented with the message that the App Installer is already installed.

Environment

Windows Package Manager v0.1.41331 Preview
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.18362.836
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.0.41331.0

[xtqqczze]

[QAInsights]

@xtqqczze I got the exact message as you mentioned. Were you able to install winget-cli successfully? Please clarify.

[xtqqczze]

@QAInsights I received that message upon installation, but the winget command is in fact available on my command line. So even though the mesage is confusing, the installation actually succeeded.

[QAInsights]

Okay, for me it is not installed properly.

[QAInsights]

It worked for for me after configuring the PATH in the environment variable.

[denelon]

Duplicate of #210

[ghost]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

[ermshiperete]

No, I don't think it's an exact duplicate. The focus of this issue is on the misleading and confusing message. Things worked for me which suggests that the PATH was correct.