Installed non-winget app with the same "Name" as a winget app got mistakenly identified

Author: ElkiwaCreated Aug 20, 2026Updated Sep 16, 2026

LabelsIssue-BugCommand-ListPossible-Duplicate

Relevant area(s)

WinGet CLI

Relevant command(s)

winget list

Brief description of your issue

Described as in title. However, the issue appeared to me only today but not prior also seems rather off as I typically ran the commands in a daily fashion and the app had already been installed for several months.

Steps to reproduce

Install Readwise Reader
winget list --upgrade-available

Expected behavior

powershell

PS ~\Sync\TVs> winget list --upgrade-available
No installed package found matching input criteria.

Actual behavior

powershell

PS ~\Sync\TVs> winget list --upgrade-available
Name   Id             Version  Available Source
-----------------------------------------------
Reader hadc188.Reader 0.1.3083 1.3.1     winget
1 upgrades available.

Environment

bash

Windows Package Manager v1.29.290
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Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26200.9168
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.29.290.0

Source: microsoft/winget-cli

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