Insomnia Was unable to start up properly
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Description
Expected Behavior
Exprected run de software
Actual Behavior
When i try open "Insomnia.exe" i have receive this message" Cannot read or write to executable folder"
Reproduction Steps
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Is there an existing issue for this?
- I have searched the issue tracker for this problem.
Which sync method do you use?
- Git sync.
- Insomnia Cloud sync.
- Local only
Additional Information
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Insomnia Version
11.6.0
What operating system are you using?
Windows
Operating System Version
Windows 11 Pro version 23H2
Installation method
On the official website
Last Known Working Insomnia version
No response
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the launch failure from Insomnia.exe on Windows 11 Pro 23H2 using the official installation method. Investigate the reported inability to read or write to the executable folder; done means Insomnia starts successfully without that error for a local-only setup.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron, typescript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100