Unable to use remote URI as source parameter with package provider on Windows

Prior to Puppet 5.5.7, it was possible with the 'windows' provider for the Package resource to use HTTP sources for MSI packages. As of Puppet 5.5.7, this functionality no longer works.

Example:

package { 'my software':

ensure => '1.0.0',

source => 'http://my-web-repo.net/my-package.msi',

}

Error message:

'Error: Could not update: Working directory http://my-web-repo.net does not exist!'

Puppet 5.5.7 implemented https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PUP-6920, which allows for the working directory to be the same directory as the package source, which breaks the unintended functionality of the windows provider using a remote URI. It previously worked because MSI was actually handling the download of the installer rather than Puppet handling the download.