Relevant area(s)
WinGet CLI
Relevant command(s)
No response
Brief description of your issue
When I upgrade my powershell using winget as follows (running as admin)
winget upgrade --id Microsoft.PowerShell --source winget
I see a message saying Installation abandoned, when clearly as you can see from the screenshot the installation is still running,
and I can confirm that once the installation completed running powershell was upgraded from 7.6.4 to 7.6.5
The Installation abandoned message gives the wrong signal.
Steps to reproduce
winget upgrade --id Microsoft.PowerShell --source winget
Expected behavior
Clean install
Actual behavior
wrong message:
Installation abandoned
Environment
winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.29.290
© 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.6456
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.29.290.0
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
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
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LocalManifestFiles Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions Disabled
ConfigurationProcessorPath Disabled
DefaultProxy Disabled
Relevant area(s)
WinGet CLI
Relevant command(s)
No response
Brief description of your issue
When I upgrade my powershell using winget as follows (running as admin)
I see a message saying Installation abandoned, when clearly as you can see from the screenshot the installation is still running,
and I can confirm that once the installation completed running powershell was upgraded from 7.6.4 to 7.6.5
The Installation abandoned message gives the wrong signal.
Steps to reproduce
Expected behavior
Clean install
Actual behavior
wrong message:
Installation abandoned
Environment