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).
i think winget is broken beyond repair for me `InternetOpenUrl() failed. 0x80072efd : unknown error` `Failed in attempting to update the source: winget` #4994
i know, you've seen this same damn bug reported countless times but this one is different because i did my thorough research into no little amount of the same reports, hear me out:
i believe i have tried every publicly available ways to troubleshoot this without using vpn but still to no avail, winget consistently fails to update its own source;
i have noticed winget runs flawlessly in a fresh installation of windows 10 21h2 but once i updated to 22h2, the moment the 22h2 install package reach 100% and conclude, winget breaks and start to show "Failed in attempting to update the source: winget" in response to any winget install command and along with that comes
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
InternetOpenUrl() failed.
0x80072efd : unknown error
Failed in attempting to update the source: winget
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
InternetOpenUrl() failed.
0x80072efd : unknown error
Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.9.25200
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.5131
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.24.25200.0
Winget Directories
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Logs %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir
User Settings %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json
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
Links
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Privacy Statement https://aka.ms/winget-privacy
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
Brief description of your issue
i know, you've seen this same damn bug reported countless times but this one is different because i did my thorough research into no little amount of the same reports, hear me out:
i believe i have tried every publicly available ways to troubleshoot this without using vpn but still to no avail, winget consistently fails to update its own source;
i have noticed winget runs flawlessly in a fresh installation of windows 10 21h2 but once i updated to 22h2, the moment the 22h2 install package reach 100% and conclude, winget breaks and start to show "Failed in attempting to update the source: winget" in response to any
winget install
command and along with that comesadministrator powershell,
winget source reset --force
;winget source update
, firewall, SSL 3.0 + TLS 1.2, replace source https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache with https://winget.azureedge.net/cache,ipconfig /flushdns
, troubleshoot internet connections, update AppInstaller package in microsoft store,i've tried it all, as of today this looks hopeless so far
reference to the all sources i gathered troubleshooting methods from: https://windowsloop.com/fix-failed-in-attempting-to-update-the-source-winget-error/#check-internet https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/2956#issuecomment-1479023513 https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/566#issuecomment-1427024985 https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/1826#issuecomment-2041896317 https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/2666#issuecomment-1303448425
Steps to reproduce
winget intstall Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5
Expected behavior
package Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.5 install successfully
Actual behavior
Environment