Packaged COM Cannot Be Used from Elevated Context

[shmuelie]

Relevant area(s)

COM API, PowerShell Module

Relevant command(s)

No response

Brief description of your issue

When using the COM API (or the PowerShell Module that uses it under the hood), if the calling context is elevated the call will fail as the elevated context does not see the COM registration.

Steps to reproduce

Call a winget powershell cmdlet from an elevated PowerShell instance.

Expected behavior

API calls to succeed

Actual behavior

API call fails

Environment

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26564.1000
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.28.190.0

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The following issues might be duplicates:

• PowerShell module not working in system context #5991

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