How to fix Inno Setup error EndUpdateResource failed (110) How to fix Inno Setup error EndUpdateResource failed (110) windows windows

How to fix Inno Setup error EndUpdateResource failed (110)


Found the solution after quite a google session

Win32 error 110 = "The system cannot open the device or file specified."

It's probably having trouble writing to the newly generated installer.exe. Check the permissions on the output directory, and disable any anti-virus software.

I disabled my anti-virus and the error disappeared.


I got the same problem on Windows 10 with Windows Defender active. I tried first to remove the output folder's "Read-Only" attribute as mentioned above but did not work. Since I did not want to disable the antivirus I had to add the Output folder of the Inno Setup Studio to the Exclusion section of Windows Defender:

"Start -> Settings -> Updates & Security -> Windows Security -> Virus & threat protection -> Virus & threat protection settings -> Add or remove exclusions -> Add an Exclusion of type "Folder"


In McAfee I was able to disable the real time protection and it prevented "Win32 error 5:EndUpdateResource failed (110)"