Installing PowerShell results in error

[Luedtkejk]

Brief description of your issue

2024-04-06 16:16:16.926 [FAIL] C:\__w\1\s\external\pkg\src\AppInstallerSharedLib\Public\AppInstallerLanguageUtilities.h(135)\WindowsPackageManager.dll!00007FFBEE892E19: (caller: 00007FFBEE8E8F38) Exception(1) tid(3dbc) 80070490 Element not found.

    Msg:[GetVariant(14)] 

2024-04-06 16:16:16.928 [CLI ] Caught wil::ResultException: C:\__w\1\s\external\pkg\src\AppInstallerSharedLib\Public\AppInstallerLanguageUtilities.h(135)\WindowsPackageManager.dll!00007FFBEE892E19: (caller: 00007FFBEE8E8F38) Exception(1) tid(3dbc) 80070490 Element not found.

    Msg:[GetVariant(14)] 

WinGet-2024-04-06-16-16-16.338.log
WinGet-2024-04-06-16-17-55.131.log
WinGet-2024-04-06-16-17-43.499.log

Steps to reproduce

winget install Microsoft.PowerShell -s winget

Expected behavior

PowerShell 7 to be installed

Actual behavior

An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
GetVariant(14)
0x80070490 : Element not found.

Environment

Windows Package Manager (Preview) v1.8.924-preview
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.4170
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.23.924.0

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

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 C:\WINDOWS\system32>

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[Luedtkejk]

@JohnMcPMS / @denelon - sideBySide was enabled and causing this error. Disabling sideBySide experimental feature resolved the issue

cc @Trenly

[Trenly]

[Policy] Experimental
[Policy] Issue Bug
[Policy] Command Install

[mdanish-kh]

Same error seen in #4354

[soredake]

Same with ETXSoftwareInc.DuckDns and REALiX.HWiNFO

[aaronliu0130]

Could someone change the title to something like "GetVariant(14) 0x80070490 : Element not found when sideBySide is enabled"? I get this when trying to install LastFM.LastFMDesktopScrobbler and a few other packages as well

[davidldennison]

@aaronliu0130 I updated #4425 as well to be more clear - thanks for the heads up!

@mdanish-kh did you get this error when actually trying to use the sBS functionality? I tried installing apps that had no other versions, no head ever been installed, and was getting this error. I don't have any apps pinned, and just like you when disabling - installed just fine.

[mdanish-kh]

@Luedtkejk There have been updates to the client to fix similar issues (#4354, #4425) to this one. Can you try installing the v1.9.1551-preview release and check if the issue's resolved for you?