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winget install Microsoft.OSCDIMG failed with exit code: {exi

Error message

winget install Microsoft.OSCDIMG failed with exit code: {exitCode}

What it means

The lightweight Microsoft.OSCDIMG winget package (a smaller alternative to the full ADK that ships just oscdimg.exe) failed to install: winget exited non-zero. OscdimgToolManager runs `winget install Microsoft.OSCDIMG --exact --silent --scope machine --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements` and throws a plain Exception when exitCode != 0.

Source

Thrown at src/Winhance.Infrastructure/Features/AdvancedTools/Services/OscdimgToolManager.cs:370

                    return false;
                }
            }

            progress?.Report(new TaskProgressDetail
            {
                StatusText = "Installing Microsoft.OSCDIMG package...",
                TerminalOutput = "Installing lightweight oscdimg package via winget"
            });

            var arguments = "install Microsoft.OSCDIMG --exact --silent --scope machine --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements";

            var wingetExe = WinGetCliRunner.GetWinGetExePath() ?? "winget";
            _logService.LogInformation($"Using winget for OSCDIMG install: {wingetExe}");

            var (exitCode, _) = await _dismProcessRunner.RunProcessWithProgressAsync(wingetExe, arguments, progress, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
            if (exitCode != 0)
            {
                throw new Exception($"winget install Microsoft.OSCDIMG failed with exit code: {exitCode}");
            }

            if (await IsOscdimgAvailableAsync().ConfigureAwait(false))
            {
                _logService.LogInformation("Microsoft.OSCDIMG package installed via winget and oscdimg.exe found");
                return true;
            }

            _logService.LogError("Microsoft.OSCDIMG package installed via winget but oscdimg.exe not found");
            return false;
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            _logService.LogError($"Error installing Microsoft.OSCDIMG package via winget: {ex.Message}", ex);
            return false;
        }
    }
}

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Solutions

1. Run `winget install Microsoft.OSCDIMG --exact --silent --scope machine --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements` manually elevated to read winget's error.
2. Update App Installer (winget) from the Microsoft Store to the latest version supporting --scope machine and --accept-source-agreements.
3. Run elevated; machine-scope install requires administrator privileges.
4. Run `winget search Microsoft.OSCDIMG` to confirm the package exists in the configured sources; if not, `winget source update` or add the right source.
5. Fall back to installing the full ADK Deployment Tools (InstallA dkAsync) or a direct oscdimg.exe drop-in.

Example fix

// before
if (exitCode != 0)
    throw new Exception($"winget install Microsoft.OSCDIMG failed with exit code: {exitCode}");

// after: surface winget output so the failure is self-explanatory
var (exitCode, output) = await _dismProcessRunner.RunProcessWithProgressAsync(wingetExe, arguments, progress, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
if (exitCode != 0)
    throw new Exception($"winget install Microsoft.OSCDIMG failed with exit code {exitCode}. Output: {output}");

bool IsPackageInSources(string packageId)
{
    var (output, _, exitCode) = LaunchPowerShellSync($"winget search {packageId} --exact");
    return exitCode == 0 && output.Contains(packageId);
}

catch (Exception ex) when (ex.Message.Contains("Microsoft.OSCDIMG failed"))
{
    // Fall back to full ADK Deployment Tools install, or drop oscdimg.exe in manually.
}

When it happens

Trigger: InstallOscdimgViaWingetAsync runs the Microsoft.OSCDIMG install; winget returns non-zero. The package id is not found in any configured source, the source is offline/unreachable, App Installer is too old to recognize --scope machine or --exact, or the user context cannot install machine-scope.

Common situations: winget source list does not include the source that hosts Microsoft.OSCDIMG. Corporate policy blocks winget installs. App Installer version predates the --accept-source-agreements flag (it errors out instead of ignoring it). Machine-scope install attempted from a non-elevated process.

Related errors

• winget install failed with exit code: {exitCode}
• ADK installation failed with exit code: {exitCode}
• oscdimg.exe failed with exit code: {exitCode}
• DISM Export-Driver failed with exit code: {exitCode}
• DISM failed with exit code: {exitCode}

AI-assisted analysis of memstechtips/Winhance@f23d554eb2 (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/9374813aefad7821. Report an issue: GitHub.