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WinGet is the Windows Package Manager. This project includes a CLI (Command Line Interface), PowerShell modules, and a COM (Component Object Model) API (Application Programming Interface).
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Xbox apps/games from the Microsoft Store cannot be installed #1833

Open jedieaston opened 2 years ago

jedieaston commented 2 years ago

Brief description of your issue

Games that use Xbox services appear to not be available for installation from the msstore source, even though they appear in search.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Run winget search -s msstore "Microsoft Solitaire Collection".
  2. Note that it appears available for installation.
  3. Run winget install -s msstore "Microsoft Solitaire Collection".
  4. It doesn't install :-(

Expected behavior

To absolutely pwn some noobs in Klondike.

Actual behavior

The REST source is sending a 404, claiming there isn't an available product for that package version. I can replicate this with the Minecraft Launcher and Halo Infinite, all free games (so there isn't any weirdness I know of with Game Pass entitlements or something).

I've attached verbose logs so everyone can see the full responses, but it might be that the source is just blocking Xbox games from being installed, in which case I suppose this should be a feature request (but there should be documentation that games are not currently supported, and searching for games shouldn't return any results).

WinGet-2022-01-05-08-59-28.471.log

Environment

Windows Package Manager v1.1.13405
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22000.376
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.16.13405.0

Any other software? Well, I'd say Microsoft Solitaire Collection, but...
ryantheleach commented 2 years ago

I'm also running into issues with games on the windows store.

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WinGet-2022-04-29-08-50-49.671.log

MatheusPese commented 1 month ago

Because of that, i can't install the new Minecraft Launcher from the store, just the old one that does not work.

denelon commented 3 weeks ago

This is a limitation with the Microsoft Store source. They have policies in place regarding which Apps they will expose for WinGet. There are various reasons related to age restrictions, locale restrictions, and potentially other reasons/policies Apps aren't exposed to the WinGet CLI.