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Windows install failure with non-ASCII user paths

Cluster 70779 · apps/bootstrap-installer. Data as of 2026-10-28 11:56 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #113919 on 17 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where installation or build processes fail on Windows when the user's profile path contains non-ASCII or Unicode characters, causing EIO errors and path corruption. A fix is proposed to avoid these issues during installation.

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#113919 fix(desktop): Windows install no longer fails on non-ASCII profile paths (#70779, salvage #66687)

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/scripts/before-pack.mjs, apps/desktop/scripts/stage-native-deps.mjs, apps/desktop/scripts/stage-native-deps.test.mjs

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From the close comments: done elsewhere 1

#109273 fix(desktop,cli): avoid EIO and path corruption during install with non-ASCII user profiles · done elsewhere → 4146fcb, #113919, #66687

Closed issues · 1

Closed#70779bug: Installation/Build fails on Windows when user path contains non-ASCII/Unicode characters (EIO Access Denied & path distortion)

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Subsystem: apps/bootstrap-installer
Merged PRs: #113919
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 17 Sep 2026

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