Does not find dsc executeable path

[floh96]

Brief description of your issue

I installed dsc as admin via winget.
Path to dsc exe is C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links\dsc.EXE
dsc.exe is in the path env variable i opened winget studio after i installed dsc.
If I now try to validate a dsc ressource i get the following error:
Unable to find the specified file.
Log:

[2025-11-30 14:41:36.524 ERR] [WinGetStudio v0.100.320.0] [FLOLAPTOP] [8] (WinGetStudio.Services.DesiredStateConfiguration.Services.DSCOperations) System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find DSC v3 executable path.
   at Microsoft.Management.Configuration.Processor.DSCv3.Helpers.ProcessorSettings.get_EffectiveDscExecutablePath()
   at Microsoft.Management.Configuration.Processor.DSCv3.Helpers.ProcessorSettings.ToString()
   at Microsoft.Management.Configuration.Processor.DSCv3ConfigurationSetProcessorFactory.CreateSetProcessorInternal(ConfigurationSet set, Boolean isLimitMode)
   at Microsoft.Management.Configuration.Processor.Factory.ConfigurationSetProcessorFactoryBase.CreateSetProcessor(ConfigurationSet incomingSet)
[2025-11-30 14:41:36.528 ERR] [WinGetStudio v0.100.320.0] [FLOLAPTOP] [8] (WinGetStudio.Services.DesiredStateConfiguration.Services.DSCOperations) [FAIL] Microsoft.Management.Configuration.dll!00007FFCDF4D11A1: LogHr(19) tid(830) 80070002 Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden.

[2025-11-30 14:41:36.529 ERR] [WinGetStudio v0.100.320.0] [FLOLAPTOP] [8] (WinGetStudio.Services.DesiredStateConfiguration.Services.DSCOperations) [FAIL] Microsoft.Management.Configuration.dll!00007FFCDF4B1220: LogHr(20) tid(830) 80070002 Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden.

[2025-11-30 14:41:36.530 ERR] [WinGetStudio v0.100.320.0] [FLOLAPTOP] [2] (WinGetStudio.ViewModels.ValidationViewModel) An error occurred while executing a DSC operation.
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Unable to find the specified file.
   at WinGetStudio.Services.DesiredStateConfiguration.Services.DSCOperations.GetUnitAsync(IDSCUnit inputUnit, CancellationToken ct)
   at WinGetStudio.Services.DesiredStateConfiguration.Services.DSC.GetUnitAsync(IDSCUnit unit, CancellationToken ct)
   at WinGetStudio.ViewModels.ValidationViewModel.<OnGetAsync>b__21_0(IDSCUnit dscUnit)
   at WinGetStudio.ViewModels.ValidationViewModel.RunDscOperationAsync(Func`2 action)

Steps to reproduce

Install dsc via winget as admin.
Open winget studio and try to validate a dsc resource.

Expected behavior

dsc.exe is found
dsc --version in the terminal works fine

Actual behavior

dsc.exe is not found

Environment

WinGet Studio (Experimental) - 0.100.320.0
OS Version: 10.0.26200.7171
OS Architecture: x64

[denelon]

WinGet Studio is using the default APIs in WinGet. If WinGet is installing DSC, then everything is on the path where expected. We're going to need to add something to specify an alternate path/version for DSC.exe.

[dongle-the-gadget]

I have installed DSC using winget install Microsoft.DSC, still having this issue.

[denelon]

That's a portable installation as opposed to the packaged installation.

WinGet is depending on the one coming from the Microsoft Store which is "packaged".

This should be something that can be resolved by running winget configure export --all -o config.winget to have WinGet bootstrap the proper dependency, or by installing it via the Microsoft Store ( winget install 9NVTPZWRC6KQ ).

I'll keep this issue open as we do want a way to target a specific installation path for developers.

[GGP305]

This should be something that can be resolved by running winget configure export --all -o config.winget to have WinGet bootstrap the proper dependency

This woked for me, thank you!