Cmd Pal Winget Search Broken.

[Devil360559]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.97.0

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update, Microsoft Store

Area(s) with issue?

Command Palette

Steps to reproduce

Just Open the command palette and select "find apps on Winget".

✔️ Expected Behavior

Shows the different apps available on winget according to search criteria

❌ Actual Behavior

Even if you keep typing or trying to search, nothing shows up.

Additional Information

Windows 10 Pro
Running PowerToys as Admin

Other Software

No response

[jiripolasek]

/bugreport

[microsoft-github-policy-service]

Hi there!

We need a bit more information to really debug this issue. Can you add a "Report Bug" zip file here? You right click on our system tray icon and just go to report bug. Then drag the zipfile from your desktop onto the GitHub comment box in this issue. Thanks!

[Devil360559]

PowerToysReport_2026-01-27-11-46-29.zip

[jiripolasek]

The log is full of errors: HR -2147023174 (“The RPC server is unavailable.”)

@Devil360559 Does the issue persist after restarting your computer?

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[11:45:08.3197158] [Error] WinGetExtensionPage.cs::ExecuteSearchChainAsync::155
    Unexpected error while searching for 'inst'
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (-2147023174): 
Stack trace: 
   at WinRT.ExceptionHelpers.<ThrowExceptionForHR>g__Throw|38_0(Int32) + 0x42
   at ABI.Microsoft.Management.Deployment.IPackageCatalogMethods.get_Info(IObjectReference) + 0x7d
   at Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WinGet.WinGetExtensionPage.<DoSearchAsync>d__19.MoveNext() + 0x5d7
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WinGet.WinGetExtensionPage.<ExecuteSearchChainAsync>d__17.MoveNext() + 0x64

[Devil360559]

I had restarted my computer and tried winget again, this time it just keeps loading like its searching.

[Devil360559]

I'll try doing a network reset and update you