[BUG] Chocolatey is shown as ready on MS Store install #4217
Description
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UniGetUI Version
3.3.5
Windows version, edition, and architecture
Windows 11 Pro Version 25H2, 26200.6899, x86
Describe your issue
On fresh install in a new environment from the MS Store, Chocolatey is shown as ready despite not being packaged with the MS Store version. Note that it's not detecting Chocolatey's version in the screenshot.
Steps to reproduce the issue
- Clean install UniGetUI from the MS Store.
UniGetUI Log
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Welcome to UniGetUI Version 3.3.5
[2025-11-01 04:26:52]
[2025-11-01 04:26:52] Build 103
[2025-11-01 04:26:52] Data directory C:\Users\drago\AppData\Local\UniGetUI
[2025-11-01 04:26:53] Encoding Code Page set to 437
[2025-11-01 04:26:54] Moving configuration files from 'C:\Users\drago\AppData\Local\UniGetUI' to 'C:\Users\drago\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\Configuration'
[2025-11-01 04:26:54] Configuration files moved successfully to 'C:\Users\drago\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\Configuration'
[2025-11-01 04:27:01] Tried to access a non-existing cached language file! file=C:\Users\drago\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\CachedLanguageFiles\lang_en.json
[2025-11-01 04:27:02] Loaded language locale: en
[2025-11-01 04:27:05] Could not retrieve token (it may not exist): Element not found.
Cannot get credential from Vault
[2025-11-01 04:27:06] Lang files were updated successfully from GitHub
[2025-11-01 04:27:08] The restored geometry did not have exactly 5 items (found length was 1)
[2025-11-01 04:27:09] Failed to load icon and screenshot database
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Call to WhichMultiple with file choco.exe returned non-zero status 1
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Command choco.exe was not found on the system
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Chocolatey is enabled and was found on C:\Users\drago\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\Chocolatey\choco.exe
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] An error occurred while initialising package manager Chocolatey
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Pip is enabled and was found on C:\Users\drago\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python314\python.exe
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Call to WhichMultiple with file npm.ps1 returned non-zero status 1
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Command npm.ps1 was not found on the system
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Npm is enabled but was not found on the system!
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Call to WhichMultiple with file scoop.ps1 returned non-zero status 1
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Command scoop.ps1 was not found on the system
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Scoop is enabled but was not found on the system!
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Randomly-generated background API auth token: l22mo61fkesibtau8rvqodaug8du9dtqbhw9shzdd9k74wq4jmvcl653y3wb8fe6
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Call to WhichMultiple with file dotnet.exe returned non-zero status 1
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Command dotnet.exe was not found on the system
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] .NET Tool is enabled but was not found on the system!
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Call to WhichMultiple with file vcpkg.exe returned non-zero status 1
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Command vcpkg.exe was not found on the system
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Call to WhichMultiple with file vcpkg returned non-zero status 1
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Command vcpkg was not found on the system
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] PowerShell is enabled and was found on C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Call to WhichMultiple with file cargo.exe returned non-zero status 1
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Command cargo.exe was not found on the system
[2025-11-01 04:27:11] Cargo is enabled but was not found on the system!
[2025-11-01 04:27:12] Call to WhichMultiple with file vcpkg returned non-zero status 1
[2025-11-01 04:27:12] Command vcpkg was not found on the system
[2025-11-01 04:27:12] Vcpkg root was not found. Please define the %VCPKG_ROOT% environment variable or define it from UniGetUI Settings
[2025-11-01 04:27:12] vcpkg is enabled but was not found on the system!
[2025-11-01 04:27:12] PowerShell7 is enabled and was found on C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe
[2025-11-01 04:27:12] Winget is enabled and was found on C:\Users\drago\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe
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█▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ MANAGER LOADED ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
█ Name: WinGet (aka Winget)
█ Executable name: "winget.exe"
█ Executable path: "C:\Users\drago\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\winget.exe"
█ Call arguments: ""
█ Version: System WinGet (CLI) Version: v1.11.510
█ Using Native WinGet helper (COM Api)
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█ WinGet is enabled and ready to go.
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[2025-11-01 04:27:12] System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file 'C:\Users\drago\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\CachedMetadata\Icon Database.json'.
File name: 'C:\Users\drago\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\CachedMetadata\Icon Database.json'
at Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles.SafeFileHandle.CreateFile(String, FileMode, FileAccess, FileShare, FileOptions)
at Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles.SafeFileHandle.Open(String, FileMode, FileAccess, FileShare, FileOptions, Int64, Nullable`1 )
at System.IO.Strategies.OSFileStreamStrategy..ctor(String, FileMode, FileAccess, FileShare, FileOptions, Int64, Nullable`1)
at System.IO.Strategies.FileStreamHelpers.ChooseStrategyCore(String, FileMode, FileAccess, FileShare, FileOptions, Int64, Nullable`1)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String, FileMode, FileAccess, FileShare, Int32, FileOptions, Int64)
at System.IO.File.AsyncStreamReader(String, Encoding)
at System.IO.File.InternalReadAllTextAsync(String, Encoding, CancellationToken)
at UniGetUI.Core.IconEngine.IconDatabase.LoadFromCacheAsync() in C:\SomePrograms\WingetUI-Store\src\UniGetUI.Core.IconStore\IconDatabase.cs:line 83
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█▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ MANAGER LOADED ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
█ Name: PowerShell 7.x (aka PowerShell7)
█ Executable name: "pwsh.exe"
█ Executable path: "C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe"
█ Call arguments: " -NoProfile -Command"
█ Version: PowerShell 7.5.4
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█ PowerShell 7.x is enabled and ready to go.
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█▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ MANAGER LOADED ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
█ Name: Pip (aka Pip)
█ Executable name: "pip"
█ Executable path: "C:\Users\drago\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python314\python.exe"
█ Call arguments: "-m pip "
█ Version: pip 25.2 from C:\Users\drago\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python314\Lib\site-packages\pip (python 3.14)
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█ Pip is enabled and ready to go.
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[2025-11-01 04:27:13] System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (2): An error occurred trying to start process 'C:\Users\drago\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\Chocolatey\choco.exe' with working directory 'C:\Program Files\UniGetUI'. The system cannot find the file specified.
at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo)
at UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.ChocolateyManager.Chocolatey._loadManagerVersion(String& version) in C:\SomePrograms\WingetUI-Store\src\UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.Chocolatey\Chocolatey.cs:line 317
at UniGetUI.PackageEngine.ManagerClasses.Manager.PackageManager.Initialize() in C:\SomePrograms\WingetUI-Store\src\UniGetUI.PackageEngine.PackageManagerClasses\Manager\PackageManager.cs:line 82
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█▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ MANAGER LOADED ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
█ Name: PowerShell 5.x (aka PowerShell)
█ Executable name: "powershell.exe"
█ Executable path: "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"
█ Call arguments: " -NoProfile -Command"
█ Version: Name Value
█ ---- -----
█ PSVersion 5.1.26100.6899
█ PSEdition Desktop
█ PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
█ BuildVersion 10.0.26100.6899
█ CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
█ WSManStackVersion 3.0
█ PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
█ SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
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█ PowerShell 5.x is enabled and ready to go.
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[2025-11-01 04:27:27] Api running on http://localhost:7058
[2025-11-01 04:27:29] LoadComponentsAsync finished executing. All managers loaded. Proceeding to interface.
[2025-11-01 04:27:34] Found 1 installed packages from Pip
[2025-11-01 04:27:35] Downloaded new icons and screenshots successfully!
[2025-11-01 04:27:41] Found 1 available updates from Pip
[2025-11-01 04:27:44] Found 0 installed packages from PowerShell
[2025-11-01 04:27:44] Found 0 installed packages from PowerShell
[2025-11-01 04:27:44] Found 0 available updates from PowerShell
[2025-11-01 04:27:44] Found 0 installed packages from PowerShell7
[2025-11-01 04:27:44] Found 0 installed packages from PowerShell7
[2025-11-01 04:27:44] Found 0 available updates from PowerShell7
[2025-11-01 04:27:49] Found 97 installed packages from Winget
[2025-11-01 04:27:49] Found 2 available updates from Winget
[2025-11-01 04:27:58] Integrity check passed successfully!
[2025-11-01 04:27:59] Could not parse Images array from Microsoft Store response
[2025-11-01 04:28:02] Call to WhichMultiple with file choco.exe returned non-zero status 1
[2025-11-01 04:28:02] Command choco.exe was not found on the system
[2025-11-01 04:28:02] Call to WhichMultiple with file choco.exe returned non-zero status 1
[2025-11-01 04:28:02] Command choco.exe was not found on the system
[2025-11-01 04:28:05] Could not parse Images array from Microsoft Store response
[2025-11-01 04:35:03] Chocolatey is not enabled
[2025-11-01 04:35:05] Call to WhichMultiple with file choco.exe returned non-zero status 1
[2025-11-01 04:35:05] Command choco.exe was not found on the system
[2025-11-01 04:35:05] Chocolatey is enabled and was found on C:\Users\drago\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\Chocolatey\choco.exe
[2025-11-01 04:35:05] An error occurred while initialising package manager Chocolatey
[2025-11-01 04:35:05] System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (2): An error occurred trying to start process 'C:\Users\drago\AppData\Local\UniGetUI\Chocolatey\choco.exe' with working directory 'C:\Program Files\UniGetUI'. The system cannot find the file specified.
at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo)
at UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.ChocolateyManager.Chocolatey._loadManagerVersion(String& version) in C:\SomePrograms\WingetUI-Store\src\UniGetUI.PackageEngine.Managers.Chocolatey\Chocolatey.cs:line 317
at UniGetUI.PackageEngine.ManagerClasses.Manager.PackageManager.Initialize() in C:\SomePrograms\WingetUI-Store\src\UniGetUI.PackageEngine.PackageManagerClasses\Manager\PackageManager.cs:line 82
[2025-11-01 04:35:06] Call to WhichMultiple with file choco.exe returned non-zero status 1
[2025-11-01 04:35:06] Command choco.exe was not found on the system
[2025-11-01 04:35:06] Call to WhichMultiple with file choco.exe returned non-zero status 1
[2025-11-01 04:35:06] Command choco.exe was not found on the system
Package Managers Logs
Manager Chocolatey with version:
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Relevant information
Re-enabling the package also shows it as ready.
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