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Windows Terminal can only be installed in user scope #1979
Description
Brief description of your issue
Hello,
Currently, Windows Terminal can ONLY be installed in user scope. That means:
- If I run the command "winget install -e --id Microsoft.WindowsTerminal", only current user can use the application
- If I run the command "winget install --scope machine -e --id Microsoft.WindowsTerminal", a red error message is returned and the application is NOT installed
Windows Terminal is the only application I find to have this behaviour. Please tell me how to install it in machine scope, if possible.
Thanks
Steps to reproduce
Run the command "winget install --scope machine -e --id Microsoft.WindowsTerminal"
Expected behavior
Application is installed in machine scope
Actual behavior
RED error message and the application is not installed
Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.1.13405
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Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19044.1566
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.16.13405.0
Activity
ItzLevvie commentedon Feb 28, 2022
This is the intended behavior of how MSIX apps are installed by default.
This applies to all MSIX apps—not just for Windows Terminal—as all MSIX apps are only installed for the current user even if you didn't install it through the Windows Package Manager.
If you would like to deploy an MSIX app system-wide instead of the current user, you could take a look at: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/dism/add-appxprovisionedpackage?view=windowsserver2022-ps.