[BUG] Can't install fastfetch on Windows 10

Author: franc00018Created Sep 15, 2026Updated Sep 16, 2026

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Description

I was trying to install fastfetch on my Windows 10 computer and I have the following error message which is partly in French because I havea a French install of Windows:

C:\WINDOWS\system32>winget install fastfetch
Trouvé fastfetch [Fastfetch-cli.Fastfetch] Version 2.68.1
La licence d’utilisation de cette application vous est octroyée par son propriétaire.
Microsoft n’est pas responsable des paquets tiers et n’accorde pas de licence à ceux-ci.
Le code de hachage de l’installation a été vérifié avec succès
Une erreur inattendue s'est produite lors de l'exécution de la commande :
0x80070020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

I also tried in Admin Command Prompt and with the --force command.

Version used

2.68.1

Bug prevalence

Always

Regression

Not sure

Installation

Package manager

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Screenshots

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Configuration

jsonc

System information

jsonc

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Features built-in

NA

Source: fastfetch-cli/fastfetch

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