Failing to install from manifest

[mastermach50]

Relevant area(s)

WinGet CLI

Relevant command(s)

winget install

Brief description of your issue

winget install --manifest fails to install packages from manifest, even currently listed packages. No reason was given it just crashes.

Steps to reproduce

1. clone the winget-pkgs repo
2. winget install --manifest C:\Users\mathew\Documents\Code\winget-pkgs\manifests\b\BurntSushi\ripgrep\MSVC\15.1.0\ --verbose-logs

Expected behavior

The package is installed normally

Actual behavior

Installation stops after printing the line Successfully verified installer hash

Found RipGrep MSVC [BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC] Version 15.1.0
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
Downloading https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/download/15.1.0/ripgrep-15.1.0-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip
  ██████████████████████████████  1.72 MB / 1.72 MB
Successfully verified installer hash

Environment

Windows Package Manager v1.28.240
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26200.8457
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.28.240.0

Winget Directories
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Logs                               %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\Diag…
User Settings                      %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\sett…
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
Configuration Modules              %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Configuration\Modules

Links
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
--------------------------------------------------
LocalManifestFiles                        Enabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions                   Disabled
DefaultProxy                              Disabled

[mastermach50]

Winget Logs

2026-06-12 23:57:05.719 [CORE] WinGet, version [1.28.240], activity [{BE9894F8-151A-4E91-A6D3-DADDB982264A}]
2026-06-12 23:57:05.720 [CORE] Process: winget.exe[7748], Offset: 00007FFEF4350000
2026-06-12 23:57:05.720 [CORE] OS: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26200.8457
2026-06-12 23:57:05.720 [CORE] Command line Args: "C:\Users\mathew\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe" install --manifest C:\Users\mathew\Documents\Code\winget-pkgs\manifests\b\BurntSushi\ripgrep\MSVC\15.1.0\ --verbose-logs
2026-06-12 23:57:05.720 [CORE] Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.28.240.0
2026-06-12 23:57:05.720 [CORE] IsCOMCall:0; Caller: winget-cli
2026-06-12 23:57:05.727 [CLI ] WinGet invoked with arguments: 'install' '--manifest' 'C:\Users\mathew\Documents\Code\winget-pkgs\manifests\b\BurntSushi\ripgrep\MSVC\15.1.0\' '--verbose-logs'
2026-06-12 23:57:05.727 [CLI ] Found subcommand: install
2026-06-12 23:57:05.727 [CLI ] Leaf command to execute: root:install
2026-06-12 23:57:05.729 [CORE] Setting action: Get, Type: Secure, Name: admin_settings
2026-06-12 23:57:05.729 [YAML] Detected UTF-8
2026-06-12 23:57:05.730 [YAML] Detected UTF-8
2026-06-12 23:57:05.730 [CORE] Admin setting 'DefaultProxy' was not found or did not contain the expected format
2026-06-12 23:57:05.730 [CORE] Setting action: Get, Type: Secure, Name: admin_settings
2026-06-12 23:57:05.730 [YAML] Detected UTF-8
2026-06-12 23:57:05.730 [YAML] Detected UTF-8
2026-06-12 23:57:05.730 [CORE] Admin setting 'DefaultProxy' was not found or did not contain the expected format
2026-06-12 23:57:05.730 [CORE] Setting action: Get, Type: Secure, Name: admin_settings
2026-06-12 23:57:05.731 [YAML] Detected UTF-8
2026-06-12 23:57:05.731 [YAML] Detected UTF-8
2026-06-12 23:57:05.731 [CORE] Admin setting 'DefaultProxy' was not found or did not contain the expected format
2026-06-12 23:57:05.731 [CORE] Setting action: Get, Type: Secure, Name: admin_settings
2026-06-12 23:57:05.731 [YAML] Detected UTF-8
2026-06-12 23:57:05.731 [YAML] Detected UTF-8
2026-06-12 23:57:05.731 [CORE] Admin setting 'DefaultProxy' was not found or did not contain the expected format
2026-06-12 23:57:05.731 [CORE] Setting action: Get, Type: Secure, Name: admin_settings
2026-06-12 23:57:05.732 [YAML] Detected UTF-8
2026-06-12 23:57:05.732 [YAML] Detected UTF-8
2026-06-12 23:57:05.732 [CORE] Admin setting 'DefaultProxy' was not found or did not contain the expected format
2026-06-12 23:57:05.732 [CLI ] Executing command: install
2026-06-12 23:57:05.732 [YAML] Detected UTF-8
2026-06-12 23:57:05.733 [YAML] Detected UTF-8
2026-06-12 23:57:05.733 [YAML] Detected UTF-8
2026-06-12 23:57:05.734 [CLI ] Manifest fields: Name [RipGrep MSVC], Version [15.1.0]
2026-06-12 23:57:05.736 [CLI ] Market Filter created with market: US
2026-06-12 23:57:05.736 [CLI ] Locale Comparator created with Required Locales: [] , Preferred Locales: [en-US] , IsInstalledLocale: 0
2026-06-12 23:57:05.736 [CLI ] Architecture Comparator created with allowed architectures: [X64, X86, Neutral]
2026-06-12 23:57:05.737 [CLI ] Starting installer selection.
2026-06-12 23:57:05.737 [CLI ] Installer [X86,portable,Unknown,] is current best choice
2026-06-12 23:57:05.737 [CLI ] Installer [X64,portable,Unknown,] is better [strong] than [X86,portable,Unknown,] due to: Machine Architecture
2026-06-12 23:57:05.737 [CLI ] Installer [X64,portable,Unknown,] is current best choice
2026-06-12 23:57:05.737 [CLI ] Installer [Arm64,portable,Unknown,] not applicable: Machine is not compatible with Arm64
2026-06-12 23:57:05.737 [CLI ] Completed installer selection.
2026-06-12 23:57:05.737 [CLI ] Selected installer Architecture: 2
2026-06-12 23:57:05.737 [CLI ] Selected installer URL: https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/download/15.1.0/ripgrep-15.1.0-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip
2026-06-12 23:57:05.737 [CLI ] Selected installer InstallerType: portable
2026-06-12 23:57:05.737 [CLI ] Selected installer Scope: Unknown
2026-06-12 23:57:05.737 [CLI ] Selected installer Language: 
2026-06-12 23:57:06.005 [CLI ] Generated temp download path: C:\Users\mathew\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC.15.1.0\124510b94b6baa3380d051fdf4650eaa80a302c876d611e9dba0b2e18d87493a
2026-06-12 23:57:06.006 [CLI ] Installer download headers: 
2026-06-12 23:57:06.006 [CORE] Downloading to path: C:\Users\mathew\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC.15.1.0\124510b94b6baa3380d051fdf4650eaa80a302c876d611e9dba0b2e18d87493a
2026-06-12 23:57:06.007 [CORE] Setting action: Get, Type: Secure, Name: admin_settings
2026-06-12 23:57:06.008 [YAML] Detected UTF-8
2026-06-12 23:57:06.008 [YAML] Detected UTF-8
2026-06-12 23:57:06.008 [CORE] Admin setting 'DefaultProxy' was not found or did not contain the expected format
2026-06-12 23:57:06.008 [CORE] Default proxy is not set
2026-06-12 23:57:06.008 [CORE] DeliveryOptimization downloading from url: https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/download/15.1.0/ripgrep-15.1.0-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip
2026-06-12 23:57:06.020 [CORE] DO State 1, 0 / 0, Error 0x00000000, extended error 0x00000000
2026-06-12 23:57:10.155 [CORE] DO State 1, 762111 / 1810687, Error 0x00000000, extended error 0x00000000
2026-06-12 23:57:10.317 [CORE] DO State 2, 1810687 / 1810687, Error 0x00000000, extended error 0x00000000
2026-06-12 23:57:10.325 [CORE] Download completed.
2026-06-12 23:57:10.330 [CORE] Started applying motw to C:\Users\mathew\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC.15.1.0\124510b94b6baa3380d051fdf4650eaa80a302c876d611e9dba0b2e18d87493a with zone: 3
2026-06-12 23:57:10.334 [CORE] Finished applying motw
2026-06-12 23:57:10.334 [CLI ] Installer hash verified
2026-06-12 23:57:10.334 [CORE] Started applying motw using IAttachmentExecute to C:\Users\mathew\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC.15.1.0\124510b94b6baa3380d051fdf4650eaa80a302c876d611e9dba0b2e18d87493a

[Trenly]

@mastermach50 - Please check if this is resolved in the latest preview

[Trenly]

• Possibly Resolved by Improve MOTW error handling in download flow #6127

See Also -

• Installer downloaded successfully and exists on disk, but installation phase fails/silently exits #6126
• WinGet download installer but not installing them #6147
• Installer won't start after hash check #6184
• Doesn't actually install portable executables from zip packages from local manifest #6185
• Installation of valid local manifest exits with code -1978335231 #6230
• After updating from version v1.6.10121 to v1.28.240, I am unable to install programs. #6232

[mastermach50]

Thanks, it's fixed in the preview