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WinGet Machine scope installation should pick All Users option #98

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@MichelZ

I'm installing coretutils with winget with a --scope machine, and I get this message during installation:

Only the profile of the user running this installer will be modified. Other accounts on this machine will each need to re-run the installer (or pick the all-users option) to get it.

I would expect that a machine-wide install automatically chooses the all-users option?

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2026-06-07 07:56:20.021   Log opened. (Time zone: UTC+02:00)
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021   Setup version: Inno Setup version 6.7.1
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021   Original Setup EXE: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\Microsoft.Coreutils.2026.5.29\coreutils-2026.5.29-x64.exe
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021   Setup command line: /SL5="$212570,3623771,855552,C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\Microsoft.Coreutils.2026.5.29\coreutils-2026.5.29-x64.exe" /SP- /SILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /LOG="C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir\Microsoft.Coreutils.2026.5.29-26-06-07-07-56-19.log"
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021   Compatibility mode: Yes (DetectorsAppHealth)
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021   Windows version: 10.0.26200
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021   Windows architecture: x64 (64-bit)
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021   Machine types supported by system: x86 x64
2026-06-07 07:56:20.021   User privileges: Administrative
2026-06-07 07:56:20.024   Administrative install mode: Yes
2026-06-07 07:56:20.024   Install mode root key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
2026-06-07 07:56:20.024   64-bit install mode: Yes
2026-06-07 07:56:20.024   RedirectionGuard status for current process: Enabled in enforcing mode
2026-06-07 07:56:20.026   Created protected temporary directory: C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\is-UTXLIJZNBY.tmp
2026-06-07 07:56:20.031   -- DLL function import --
2026-06-07 07:56:20.031   Function and DLL name: CreateHardLinkW@kernel32.dll
2026-06-07 07:56:20.031   Importing the DLL function. Dest DLL name: kernel32.dll
2026-06-07 07:56:20.031   Successfully imported the DLL function. Delay loaded? No
2026-06-07 07:56:21.185   Message box (Yes/No):
                          Only the profile of the user running this installer will be modified. Other accounts on this machine will each need to re-run the installer (or pick the all-users option) to get it.
                          
                          Continue with the current-user installation?
2026-06-07 08:03:10.704   User chose No.
2026-06-07 08:03:10.705   Failed to proceed to next wizard page; aborting.
2026-06-07 08:03:10.705   Got EAbort exception.
2026-06-07 08:03:10.705   Deinitializing Setup.
2026-06-07 08:03:10.708   Log closed.

This is basically a continuation from #50

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