[Bug]: Chef Workstation is outdated, missing install instructions (the app fails to start without them) #16070
Description
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Package Name
chef-workstation
Expected/Current Behaviour
scoop install extras/chef-workstation installs an old version (from 2023) and starting it fails
starting Chef workstation:
starting knife:
> knife node list
INFO: Using configuration from C:/Users/notyourbusiness/.chef/config.rb
ERROR: Win32::Registry::Error: Access is denied.
Steps to Reproduce
PS> scoop bucket add extras
PS> scoop install extras/chef-workstation
PS> . (Join-Path (scoop prefix chef-workstation) "components\chef-workstation-app\Chef Workstation App.exe")Create %USERPROFILE%\.chef\config.rb according to https://docs.chef.io/workstation/config_rb/, run
knife node list
Possible Solution
- Update the the version (number, URL and hash)
- Add user instructions to set up registry to allow running the tool
Scoop and Buckets Version
b588a06e (HEAD -> master, tag: v0.5.3, origin/master, origin/HEAD) chore(release): Bump to version 0.5.3 (resync) (#6436)
'main' bucket:
3aa6b5543 (HEAD -> master, origin/master, origin/HEAD) fastfetch: Update to version 2.51.1
'extras' bucket:
12231160e1 (HEAD -> master, origin/master, origin/HEAD) zen-browser: Update to version 1.15.2b
'java' bucket:
4226c4b8 (HEAD -> master, origin/master, origin/HEAD) temurin8-nightly-jre: Update to version 8.0.472-4.0.202508262138
'extrasfork' bucket:
e1616ef46f (HEAD -> chef-workstation-update, origin/master, origin/HEAD) chef-workstation: Update to version 25.5.1084Scoop Config
last_update : 2025-08-29T15:17:57.3497233+04:00
root_path : C:\Users\notyourbusiness\AppData\Local\Programs\scoop
scoop_branch : master
scoop_repo : https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop
aria2-enabled : False
aria2-split : 1PowerShell Version
Name Value
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PSVersion 5.1.22621.5697
PSEdition Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 10.0.22621.5697
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1Additional Softwares
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