[Package Issue]: CPUID.HWMonitor

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Assessment

Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Newbie friendliness
90/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
yaml
Domain
release

Research direction

Open manifests/c/CPUID/HWMonitor/1.68/CPUID.HWMonitor.installer.yaml and inspect the installer URL and SHA256 value. Compare the manifest hash with the downloaded installer, then validate the manifest by retrying installation; done means CPUID HWMonitor 1.68 installs without a hash mismatch.

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Description

Error-Hash-Mismatch Needs-Triage Package-Update
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Category of the issue

Installation issue.

Brief description of your issue

manifests/c/CPUID/HWMonitor/1.68/CPUID.HWMonitor.installer.yaml

wrong SHA256 hash.

should be FAE15460133A648CACA1A63FD809EF0B042CF82DAF73C239FA5AC7B062CB2B16

Steps to reproduce

try to install

Actual behavior

doesn't install (hash mismatch)

Expected behavior

install

Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.29.290
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Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26200.9445
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.29.290.0
Screenshots and Logs
Found CPUID HWMonitor [CPUID.HWMonitor] Version 1.68
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
Downloading https://download.cpuid.com/hwmonitor/hwmonitor_1.68.exe
Installer hash does not match; this cannot be overridden when running as admin
End Time: "9/15/2026 12:07:22 PM"
Process return value: "-1978335215" (0x8A150011)
CPUID HWMonitor could not be updated
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