winget not listing certain msstore apps

[Carlo Mendoza]

Brief description of your issue

I'm trying to install some kids games/apps on another account and tried exporting a list from the source account:

winget export -o "C:\list.txt"

This is what I see with winget list

When I go to the Store app Library, I see the same games listed, so I assume they can still be downloaded. I can still get a share link.

BTW, when I search the Store for the specific names, I don't see them listed.

Steps to reproduce

See above. Not sure if it's specifically reproducible unless you have these apps installed previously.

Expected behavior

I expect winget to export and list out the apps with the correct msstore packge IDs so I can reinstall them.

Actual behavior

winget either refuses to list them or lists them with something other than the correct msstore package ids.

Environment

Windows Package Manager v1.7.10861
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26100.268
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.22.10861.0

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[Demitrius Nelon]

The Microsoft Store source has different policies for WinGet users via the command-line than the Microsoft Store client. In the WinGet output, you would see "msstore" in the source column if WinGet could associate an installed package with one coming from the store.