InternetOpenUrl() failed.

[darthpale]

Brief description of your issue

winget list
Failed in attempting to update the source: winget
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
InternetOpenUrl() failed.
0x80072f06 : unknown error

If I create a new user it will work from there. No new software installed since last run of winget, except for windows updates.

Steps to reproduce

winget list

Expected behavior

works

Actual behavior

Failed in attempting to update the source: winget
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
InternetOpenUrl() failed.
0x80072f06 : unknown error

Environment

Windows 11 24H2 
Windows Package Manager v1.9.25200
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26100.2894
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.24.25200.0

Winget Directories
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Logs                               %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir
User Settings                      %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json
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

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

[similar-issues-ai]

We've found some similar issues:

• Failed in attempting to update the source: winget #3525 , similarity score: 82%

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[denelon]

Can you share a logfile?

Run winget source update -s winget --verbose-logs --logs and it should open the log directory.

I've seen this issue before, and it looks like manually updating the cache was a work-around if the command above doesn't fix the issue.