Issues

• Installer Back button remains enabled during the unpacking phase of installation

  msys2/msys2-installer#123 · Filter by author MIXLMH opened on Sep 25, 2026

• add automatic Windows Terminal profile addition during setup

  msys2/msys2-installer#117 · Filter by author leapbtw opened on Apr 19, 2026

• Installation keeps failing.

  msys2/msys2-installer#110 · Filter by author Sershonius opened on Aug 30, 2025
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• [windows 11 x64] Error when launching installer

  msys2/msys2-installer#107 · Filter by author Raffaello opened on Jul 1, 2025
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• Portable Install?

  msys2/msys2-installer#106 · Filter by author absenx opened on Jul 1, 2025
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• Installer is not useful for newcomers

  msys2/msys2-installer#102 · Filter by author bottle2 opened on Apr 7, 2025
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• Installer hangs on Arm64 Windows 11

  msys2/msys2-installer#96 · Filter by author Blackhex opened on Feb 26, 2025
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• Winget MSYS2 upgrade version discrepancy

  msys2/msys2-installer#95 · Filter by author classicrocker883 opened on Feb 26, 2025

• Msys Installation failed

  msys2/msys2-installer#86 · Filter by author Jonzio opened on Sep 23, 2024
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• pacman update and winget update both fails due to conflicting python versions

  msys2/msys2-installer#83 · Filter by author eabase opened on Aug 6, 2024
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• Can't install and is looking for steam_api64.dll?

  msys2/msys2-installer#81 · Filter by author 4mr0 opened on Apr 5, 2024
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• Prevent users installing to an existing directory even if they acknowledge the danger

  msys2/msys2-installer#78 · Filter by author lazka opened on Feb 2, 2024

• user directory after CLI installation

  msys2/msys2-installer#77 · Filter by author punytroll opened on Jan 20, 2024
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• No Warning When Installing on Unsupported File System

  msys2/msys2-installer#76 · Filter by author CarterC822 opened on Dec 17, 2023

• I'm trying to compile this file but msys2 cant find the directory for it.

  msys2/msys2-installer#72 · Filter by author Hiderlink20 opened on Sep 21, 2023

• pacman return error: key "5F944B027F7FE2091985AA2EFA11531AA0AA7F57" is unknown

  msys2/msys2-installer#69 · Filter by author simonjha opened on Sep 1, 2023
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• Installing MSYS2 does not create Icons for all users

  msys2/msys2-installer#70 · Filter by author tps800 opened on Aug 8, 2023
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• Update start menu shortcuts on pacman -Syu

  msys2/msys2-installer#65 · Filter by author stertingen opened on Jul 6, 2023
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• Install hangs on 'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\networks' -> '/etc/networks'

  msys2/msys2-installer#64 · Filter by author fvanmaele opened on Jul 3, 2023
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• Fresh install using msys2-x86_64-20230127.exe can't run msys2 on Windows.

  msys2/msys2-installer#61 · Filter by author Lokathor opened on Feb 20, 2023
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• Install or extract do not finish in docker, with mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:2009-amd64

  msys2/msys2-installer#58 · Filter by author greenkalx opened on Dec 3, 2022
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• CVE-2022-37172

  msys2/msys2-installer#51 · Filter by author lazka opened on Aug 31, 2022
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• Show install path restrictions directly in the installer

  msys2/msys2-installer#44 · Filter by author lazka opened on Apr 19, 2022
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• feature request: msys2-installer install a WindowsTerminal Profile Fragment

  msys2/msys2-installer#31 · Filter by author alanlivio opened on Aug 18, 2021
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• [CRITICAL] Uninstall when symlinks are present destroys linked folders

  msys2/msys2-installer#30 · Filter by author adamleerich opened on Aug 16, 2021
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