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Portable packages installed in user scope are removed from PATH after upgrading them #4044

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Brief description of your issue

Portable packages installed in user scope are removed from PATH after upgrading them.

Steps to reproduce

  1. winget install yt-dlp.yt-dlp -v 2023.11.16 → yt-dlp added to PATH
  2. winget install gyan.ffmpeg -v 6.1 → ffmpeg added to PATH
  3. winget upgrade yt-dlp.yt-dlp → yt-dlp removed from PATH
  4. winget upgrade gyan.ffmpeg → ffmpeg removed from PATH

Expected behavior

Portable packages should not be removed from PATH after upgrading them.

Actual behavior

Portable packages are removed from PATH after upgrading them.

Environment

Windows Package Manager (Preview) v1.7.3481-preview
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22631.2861
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.22.3481.0

Winget Directories
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Logs                               %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\Diag…
User Settings                      %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\sett…
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

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Homepage            https://aka.ms/winget
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Admin Setting                             State
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LocalManifestFiles                        Enabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Disabled

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    Command-UpgradeIssue related to WinGet UpgradeIssue-BugIt either shouldn't be doing this or needs an investigation.PortableIssue related to portable package

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