[Bug] difficulty downloading 7zip #6588
Description
Bug Report
Current Behavior
every time i try to download 7zip it gives me a message that "a politic for program control has blocked this file"
Expected Behavior
it would just download 7zip
Additional context/output
WARN Purging previous failed installation of lessmsi.
ERROR 'lessmsi' isn't installed correctly.
'lessmsi' was uninstalled.
Installing 'lessmsi' (2.11.7) [64bit] from 'main' bucket
Loading lessmsi-v2.11.7.zip from cache
Checking hash of lessmsi-v2.11.7.zip ... ok.
Extracting lessmsi-v2.11.7.zip ... done.
Linking ~\scoop\apps\lessmsi\current => ~\scoop\apps\lessmsi\2.11.7
Creating shim for 'lessmsi'.
Creating shortcut for Less MSIérables (lessmsi-gui.exe)
'lessmsi' (2.11.7) was installed successfully!
Installing '7zip' (25.01) [64bit] from 'main' bucket
Loading 7z2501-x64.msi from cache
Checking hash of 7z2501-x64.msi ... ok.
Extracting 7z2501-x64.msi ... ERROR Exception calling "Start" with "0" argument(s): "En politik for programkontrol har blokeret denne fil"
The expression after '&' in a pipeline element produced an object that was not valid. It must result in a command name,
a script block, or a CommandInfo object.
At C:\Users\jens116p\scoop\apps\scoop\current\lib\core.ps1:242 char:18
-
return & $git @ArgumentList -
~~~~- CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
- FullyQualifiedErrorId : BadExpression
The expression after '&' in a pipeline element produced an object that was not valid. It must result in a command name,
a script block, or a CommandInfo object.
At C:\Users\jens116p\scoop\apps\scoop\current\lib\core.ps1:260 char:14
-
return & $git @ArgumentList -
~~~~- CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
- FullyQualifiedErrorId : BadExpression
Failed to extract files from C:\Users\jens116p\scoop\apps\7zip\25.01\7z2501-x64.msi.
Log file:
~\scoop\apps\7zip\25.01\msi.log
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Possible Solution
System details
lenovo thinkpad l13 gen2
Windows version: 11
OS architecture: 64 bit
PowerShell version:
Major Minor Build Revision
5 1 26100 4061
Scoop Configuration
{
"last_update": "2026-01-22T08:42:18.2977686+01:00",
"scoop_branch": "master",
"use_lessmsi": true,
"scoop_repo": "https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop"
}