WinGet Machine scope installation should pick All Users option
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Review issue #50 and the installer or packaging configuration used by WinGet for the --scope machine command. Reproduce the installation with the command and log shown here, then trace how machine scope reaches the installer. Done means machine scope selects the all-users option without prompting to continue with a current-user installation.
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Description
I'm installing coretutils with winget with a --scope machine, and I get this message during installation:
Only the profile of the user running this installer will be modified. Other accounts on this machine will each need to re-run the installer (or pick the all-users option) to get it.
I would expect that a machine-wide install automatically chooses the all-users option?
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021 Log opened. (Time zone: UTC+02:00)
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021 Setup version: Inno Setup version 6.7.1
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021 Original Setup EXE: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\Microsoft.Coreutils.2026.5.29\coreutils-2026.5.29-x64.exe
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021 Setup command line: /SL5="$212570,3623771,855552,C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\Microsoft.Coreutils.2026.5.29\coreutils-2026.5.29-x64.exe" /SP- /SILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /LOG="C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir\Microsoft.Coreutils.2026.5.29-26-06-07-07-56-19.log"
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021 Compatibility mode: Yes (DetectorsAppHealth)
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021 Windows version: 10.0.26200
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021 Windows architecture: x64 (64-bit)
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021 Machine types supported by system: x86 x64
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021 User privileges: Administrative
2026-06-07 07:56:20.024 Administrative install mode: Yes
2026-06-07 07:56:20.024 Install mode root key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
2026-06-07 07:56:20.024 64-bit install mode: Yes
2026-06-07 07:56:20.024 RedirectionGuard status for current process: Enabled in enforcing mode
2026-06-07 07:56:20.026 Created protected temporary directory: C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\is-UTXLIJZNBY.tmp
2026-06-07 07:56:20.031 -- DLL function import --
2026-06-07 07:56:20.031 Function and DLL name: CreateHardLinkW@kernel32.dll
2026-06-07 07:56:20.031 Importing the DLL function. Dest DLL name: kernel32.dll
2026-06-07 07:56:20.031 Successfully imported the DLL function. Delay loaded? No
2026-06-07 07:56:21.185 Message box (Yes/No):
Only the profile of the user running this installer will be modified. Other accounts on this machine will each need to re-run the installer (or pick the all-users option) to get it.
Continue with the current-user installation?
2026-06-07 08:03:10.704 User chose No.
2026-06-07 08:03:10.705 Failed to proceed to next wizard page; aborting.
2026-06-07 08:03:10.705 Got EAbort exception.
2026-06-07 08:03:10.705 Deinitializing Setup.
2026-06-07 08:03:10.708 Log closed.
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