`Get-WinGetPackage | Where-Object {$_.IsUpdateAvailable}` and `winget update` disagree on the list of upgradeable packages

[sba923]

Relevant area(s)

WinGet CLI

Relevant command(s)

winget upgrade

Brief description of your issue

On one of my Windows 11 machines I'm experiencing the following issue: Get-WinGetPackage | Where-Object {$_.IsUpdateAvailable} outputs 3 entries, while winget update reports 4 packages can be upgraded:

PS❯ winget update
Name               Id                                Version     Available   Source
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HWiNFO® 64         REALiX.HWiNFO                     8.34        8.40        winget
iMazing            DigiDNA.iMazing                   3.4.0.9     3.4.0.10    winget
PDF-XChange Editor TrackerSoftware.PDF-XChangeEditor 10.8.1.406  10.8.2.407  winget
Amazon Kindle      Amazon.Kindle                     2.7.1.70978 2.8.0.70980 winget
4 upgrades available.
1 package(s) have pins that prevent upgrade. Use the 'winget pin' command to view and edit pins. Using the --include-pinned argument may show more results.
PS❯ Get-WinGetPackage | Where-Object {$_.IsUpdateAvailable} | ft -a

Name               Id                                Version    Available  Source
----               --                                -------    ---------  ------
HWiNFO®            REALiX.HWiNFO                     8.34       8.40       winget
iMazing            DigiDNA.iMazing                   3.4.0.9    3.4.0.10   winget
PDF-XChange Editor TrackerSoftware.PDF-XChangeEditor 10.8.1.406 10.8.2.407 winget

Here are the logs:

WinGet-2026-01-10-11.zip

Steps to reproduce

Unsure, but it could be that installing Amazon.Kindle version 2.7.1.70978 could be the trigger.

Expected behavior

Get-WinGetPackage | Where-Object {$_.IsUpdateAvailable} and winget update should output the same list

Actual behavior

Get-WinGetPackage | Where-Object {$_.IsUpdateAvailable} and winget update disagree on the list of upgradeable packages

Environment


    Windows Package Manager v1.12.440
    Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26200.7462
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.27.440.0

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                        Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions                   Disabled
DefaultProxy                              Disabled

[sba923]

Repro'ed on another system:

PS❯ Get-WinGetPackage | ? { $_.IsUpdateAvailable }

Name                    Id              Version        Available      Source
----                    --              -------        ---------      ------
Mozilla Firefox (en-US) Mozilla.Firefox 143.0          147.0          winget
Google Chrome           Google.Chrome   143.0.7499.170 143.0.7499.193 winget
obs-virtualcam          Fenrirthviti.o… Unknown        2.0.5          winget

PS❯ winget update
Name                          Id                      Version        Available      Source
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US)   Mozilla.Firefox         143.0          147.0          winget
TortoiseGit 2.18.0.0 (64 bit) TortoiseGit.TortoiseGit 2.18.0.0       2.18.0.1       winget
Google Chrome                 Google.Chrome           143.0.7499.170 143.0.7499.193 winget
3 upgrades available.
1 package(s) have version numbers that cannot be determined. Use --include-unknown to see all results.
3 package(s) have pins that prevent upgrade. Use the 'winget pin' command to view and edit pins. Using the --include-pinned argument may show more results.
PS❯ winget --info
    Windows Package Manager v1.12.440
    Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.6691
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.27.440.0

Winget Directories
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
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                        Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions                   Disabled
DefaultProxy                              Disabled
PS❯ gcm Get-WinGetPackage

CommandType     Name                                               Version    Source
-----------     ----                                               -------    ------
Cmdlet          Get-WinGetPackage                                  1.11.460   Microsoft.WinGet.Client

[sba923]

Repro'ed on another system:

PS❯ Get-WinGetPackage | ? { $_.IsUpdateAvailable }

Name                    Id              Version        Available      Source
----                    --              -------        ---------      ------
Mozilla Firefox (en-US) Mozilla.Firefox 143.0          147.0          winget
Google Chrome           Google.Chrome   143.0.7499.170 143.0.7499.193 winget
obs-virtualcam          Fenrirthviti.o… Unknown        2.0.5          winget

PS❯ winget update
Name                          Id                      Version        Available      Source
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US)   Mozilla.Firefox         143.0          147.0          winget
TortoiseGit 2.18.0.0 (64 bit) TortoiseGit.TortoiseGit 2.18.0.0       2.18.0.1       winget
Google Chrome                 Google.Chrome           143.0.7499.170 143.0.7499.193 winget
3 upgrades available.
1 package(s) have version numbers that cannot be determined. Use --include-unknown to see all results.
3 package(s) have pins that prevent upgrade. Use the 'winget pin' command to view and edit pins. Using the --include-pinned argument may show more results.

Same results with Microsoft.WinGet.Client version 1.12.440

[denelon]

@sba923 thanks for the repro's!

That gives me enough information to share with the engineering team so they can address it.

[sba923]

@sba923 thanks for the repro's!

That gives me enough information to share with the engineering team so they can address it.

You're welcome!

[sba923]

@sba923 thanks for the repro's!

That gives me enough information to share with the engineering team so they can address it.

You're welcome!

[OranguTech]

I ran into this today.

Seems a duplicate of issue #5654

If it helps, the packages that the module was missing (false negative) is:

- Kitware.CMake
- namazso.OpenHashTab
- Zandronum.Zandronum

[denelon]

They will stay linked, so I'll close this one as a duplicate, but I'll indicate the repro steps on the other issue to look at this one.