Winget can't find installed package to uninstall

[cbc02009]

Brief description of your issue

I installed FreeCAD via winget and now I'm unable to uninstall it.

Steps to reproduce

Install FreeCAD with winget install FreeCAD.FreeCAD
Attempt to uninstall with winget uninstall FreeCAD.FreeCAD

Expected behavior

program should be found an uninstalled.

Actual behavior

Winget cannot find installed package

Environment

Windows Package Manager v1.2.10271
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Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22000.613
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.17.10271.0

[ItzLevvie]

1. Install 0.19.3
2. Upgrade to 0.19.4
3. Uninstall doesn't work because it installed FreeCAD side-by-side:
   

This will be fixed by a winget-pkgs PR: microsoft/winget-pkgs#58902

cc @cbc02009: You will need to make sure to uninstall the old version of FreeCAD from your PC so that upgrades / uninstalls will continue to work or otherwise WinGet will get confused and won't know which version of FreeCAD to upgrade / uninstall.

[JohnMcPMS]

I tried it out and repro the same experience. 1 version uninstalls fine, but with two it gets muddled. I created #2129 for this, although I feel like I've done so in the past but couldn't find it.

[denelon]

We've been working on the side-by-side scenarios. You could try the latest release and enable the experimental feature on:

• https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/tag/v1.8.924-preview

Please provide feedback at:

• Side by Side Experimental Feature Feedback #4281

[denelon]

Is this still a problem with WinGet 1.8?

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