Fix winget could not update packages

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Issues

You may get following issues when updating winget packages:

  • Progress gets cancelled:
C:\Windows\System32>winget source update
Updating all sources...
Updating source: msstore...
Done
Updating source: winget...
Cancelled
  • Failed to open url:
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
InternetOpenUrl() failed.
0x80072efd : unknown error

Solutions

For following steps, you better run the commands in administrator mode

  • First of all, try to update winget to the latest version, you can download from Microsoft Store or use below command:
winget install "App Installer" -s msstore --force

Check the discussion for more ways.

  • (Optional) Next, make sure winget get sources are up-to-date with command:
winget source update --force
  • Finally, append this line to your host file (it’s located at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\host):
152.195.19.97 cdn.winget.microsoft.com

Now it should be fine to run winget commands.