Incorrect URL for Microsoft Store Terms of Transaction

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#6,331 opened on Jun 24, 2026 1 comment 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 2/5
Estimated time: 1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness: 64/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Mostly clear
Activity status: Active
Tech stack: cpp
Domain: cli

Research direction

Start with the msstore agreement prompt shown by winget list and locate where its Terms of Transaction URL is configured. Verify the replacement URL for the reported region, then test the prompt or source-agreement flow and confirm the displayed link reaches a valid terms page.

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Description

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Brief description of your issue

When first used, Winget prompts the user to accept the Terms of Transaction for the Microsoft Store:

PS C:\Users\yodo> winget list
The `msstore` source requires that you view the following agreements before using.
Terms of Transaction: https://aka.ms/microsoft-store-terms-of-transaction
The source requires the current machine's 2-letter geographic region to be sent to the backend service to function properly (ex. "US").

Do you agree to all the source agreements terms?
[Y] Yes  [N] No:

However, the given link redirects to https://www.microsoft.com/en-nl/storedocs/terms-of-sale which says "We are sorry, the page you requested cannot be found."

After some trial and error, I found that https://www.microsoft.com/nl-nl/store/b/terms-of-sale does work, so the issue is probably with the website, and not the URL that winget provides.

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