PowerShell: MSI installer from "https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v7.3.9/PowerShell-7.3.9-win-x64.msi" is missing the ".msi" extension

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Steps to reproduce

Download a Powershell 7 installer from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell-on-windows?view=powershell-7.3#installing-the-msi-package.

Expected behavior

An actual msi is downloaded with the correct .msi extension.

Actual behavior

An File with the name 15d32a25-976b-4970-bdd5-020005281986 got downloaded without a .msi extension. Adding the .msi extension to the file results in a working Powershell installer.

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About this issue

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Created 8 months ago
Reactions: 3
Comments: 15

Most upvoted comments

Still an issue. It keeps downloading a file with the hash and no extension. Renaming it works however. Just really weird.

phlmike on Nov 1, 2023

I ran into the same issue when I tried downloading the x64 msi. I was using Microsoft Edge.

johnsoep on Nov 1, 2023