winget upgrade reports "Use --include-unknown to see all results" then does not produce results

[donpellegrino]

Relevant area(s)

WinGet CLI

Relevant command(s)

winget upgrade

Brief description of your issue

1 package(s) have version numbers that cannot be determined. Use --include-unknown to see all results.
PS C:\Users\DonaldPellegrino> winget update --include-unknown
No installed package found matching input criteria.
PS C:\Users\DonaldPellegrino>

Steps to reproduce

Run winget upgrade --all to completion and observe that it outputs:

1 package(s) have version numbers that cannot be determined. Use --include-unknown to see all results.

Run winget upgrade --include-unknown and observe that it outputs:

No installed package found matching input criteria.

Expected behavior

The state should be internally consistent, and output should not prescribe non-working behaviors.

Actual behavior

winget output contradicts itself.

Environment

PS C:\Users\DonaldPellegrino> winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.28.240
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26200.8655
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.28.240.0

Winget Directories
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Logs                               %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\D…
User Settings                      %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\s…
Portable Links Directory (User)    %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links
Portable Links Directory (Machine) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links
Portable Package Root (User)       %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root              C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root (x86)        C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages
Installer Downloads                %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
Configuration Modules              %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Configuration\Modules

Links
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Privacy Statement   https://aka.ms/winget-privacy
License Agreement   https://aka.ms/winget-license
Third Party Notices https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Homepage            https://aka.ms/winget
Windows Store Terms https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale

Admin Setting                             State
--------------------------------------------------
LocalManifestFiles                        Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions                   Disabled
DefaultProxy                              Disabled

[donpellegrino]

Note that #6325 is another instance of a winget self-contradiction.

[Trenly]

This behavior is known and described in #2458 (comment)

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