FileSearch could not find vcruntime140.dll though it exists for sure

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If this issue is a bug:

Which version of WiX are you building with?

(WiX version in major.minor.release.build format) 3.11.2.4516

Which version of Visual Studio are you building with (if any)?

(Visual Studio version, including year and update) Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2022 (64-bit) - Current Version 17.1.6

Which version of the WiX Toolset Visual Studio Extension are you building with (if any)?

(WiX Toolset Visual Studio Extension version in major.minor.release.build format) 1.0.0.18

Which version of .NET are you building with?

(.NET version) 4.8.04084

If the problem occurs when installing your packages built with WiX, what is the version of Windows the package is running on?

(Windows version) Windows 11 Enterprise Evaluation version 21H2 OS build: 22000.978

And Windows 10 64 bit Enterprise Evaluation

Describe the problem and the steps to reproduce it.

(Be as specific as you can and err on the side of providing too much information, including code, error messages, command lines you used to invoke the build, and so forth.)

Our application has a dependency for Microsoft VC runtime package. So we created such a bundle file. We have a FileSearch for vcruntime140.dll as VC runtime package condition.

On my local Windows 10 64-bit for uninstallation, C:\Windows\System32\vcruntime140.dll could be found and there is a window pop-up to provide three options for the VC package, "repair", "uninstall" and "close". There is no problem here.

But when I run the uninstallation on a Windows 11 64-bit on an Oracle VM virtual box, the C:\Windows\System32\vcruntime140.dll could not be found though it exists there for sure. As it could not be found the VC package is left untouched. This problem is also seen for a Windows 10 64-bit on an Oracle VM virtual box. I doubt this is a problem that FileSearch could not work well on virtual box. Please help to check. Thanks!

from uninstallation log

[2378:0D54][2022-09-15T14:49:08]i000: File search: wfs6DD5E7565D7EF471587C7377856B66DA, did not find path: C:\Windows\System32\vcruntime140.dll

bundle file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
     xmlns:bal="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/BalExtension"
     xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">

<Bundle Name="xxxxx" Version="2.0.0"
          Manufacturer="xxxx" UpgradeCode="......">

    <BootstrapperApplicationRef Id="WixStandardBootstrapperApplication.RtfLicense">
          <bal:WixStandardBootstrapperApplication
            LicenseFile="license.rtf"
            ShowVersion="yes"
            />
    </BootstrapperApplicationRef>

    <util:FileSearch Path="[WindowsFolder]System32\vcruntime140.dll" Variable="VCDISTINSTALLED"/>

    <Chain>

      <ExePackage SourceFile="VC_redist.x64.exe"
                  DetectCondition="VCDISTINSTALLED"
                  InstallCommand="/q /ACTION=Install"
                  RepairCommand="/q ACTION=Repair /hideconsole"
                  />

      <MsiPackage SourceFile="myown.msi" />

    </Chain>
  </Bundle>
</Wix>

Describe the behavior you expected and how it differed from the actual behavior.

(Be as specific as you can and err on the side of providing too much information.) We expect FileSearch could find C:\Windows\System32\vcruntime140.dll on Windows on an Oracle virtual box. Then there could be a window pop-up to indicate "repair", "uninstall" and "close" for VC runtime package.

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