The latest articles on DEV Community by Jon R (@jonr99). https://dev.to/jonr99 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3802837%2Fe257765f-aeed-4745-bec2-b7d05d451eef.png https://dev.to/jonr99 en Jon R Tue, 03 Mar 2026 02:33:15 +0000 https://dev.to/jonr99/squirrel-app-installers-freezing-on-windows-11-25h2-anyone-else-254d https://dev.to/jonr99/squirrel-app-installers-freezing-on-windows-11-25h2-anyone-else-254d <p>Hey everyone, I'm running into a weird issue after my windows laptop upgraded to Windows 11 25H2 and wondering if anyone else has experienced this.<br> Both Windsurf and Antigravity installers freeze completely at the "Extracting files..." screen every single time. The window becomes fully unresponsive, hover effects on buttons stop working, and Task Manager shows 0% CPU and 0 MB/s disk activity for the installer process.<br> Things I have already tried:<br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fz3arhuf5vyc4znodods8.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fz3arhuf5vyc4znodods8.png" alt=" " width="689" height="571"></a></p> <p>Disabled Windows Defender<br> Fresh downloads of both installers<br> Different install paths<br> Cleared temp files<br> SFC, DISM, chkdsk, all clean<br> Windows repair reinstall<br> Running with nothing else open</p> <p>This worked perfectly fine on 24H2. Both apps use the Squirrel installer framework so I suspect it might be a 25H2 compatibility issue with Squirrel specifically.<br> Specs: HP ENVY x360, Intel i5-1135G7, 8GB RAM, Windows 11 Home 25H2 build 26200.7840</p> <p>Has anyone ever experienced this or found a fix?</p> microsoft