New Hybrid install on Windows 11

[Selur]

Okay,... that is strange.
There is a python.exe in the folder right?
There should be files like:

13.05.2026 16:45 <DIR> . 14.05.2026 15:28 <DIR> .. 14.11.2025 00:37 13.922.528 avcodec-61.dll 14.11.2025 00:37 2.643.168 avformat-61.dll 14.11.2025 00:37 1.199.328 avutil-59.dll 13.05.2026 16:43 <DIR> doc 13.05.2026 16:45 <DIR> generic 13.05.2026 16:45 <DIR> iconengines 30.01.2026 13:48 36.864 icuuc.dll 13.05.2026 16:45 <DIR> imageformats 13.05.2026 16:44 <DIR> Lib 08.04.2025 12:42 5.231.472 libcrypto-3.dll 08.04.2025 12:42 39.696 libffi-8.dll 08.04.2025 12:42 794.992 libssl-3.dll 08.04.2025 12:42 36.874 LICENSE.txt 13.05.2026 16:45 <DIR> multimedia 13.05.2026 16:45 <DIR> networkinformation 08.04.2026 10:21 39 pip.bat 13.05.2026 16:45 <DIR> platforms 14.05.2026 13:18 804 plugins.txt 08.04.2025 12:42 205.304 pyexpat.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 574.231 python.cat 08.04.2025 12:42 104.952 python.exe 08.04.2025 12:42 70.376 python3.dll 08.04.2025 12:42 6.945.272 python312.dll 08.04.2025 12:42 3.835.482 python312.zip 13.05.2026 16:40 99 python312._pth 08.04.2025 12:42 104.304 pythonw.exe 13.11.2025 12:39 10.098.912 Qt6Core.dll 13.11.2025 12:40 9.521.376 Qt6Gui.dll 14.11.2025 00:36 1.236.704 Qt6Multimedia.dll 13.11.2025 12:40 1.763.552 Qt6Network.dll 13.11.2025 19:28 628.448 Qt6Svg.dll 13.11.2025 12:41 6.572.768 Qt6Widgets.dll 13.05.2026 16:40 <DIR> Scripts 08.04.2025 12:42 33.136 select.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 1.583.608 sqlite3.dll 13.05.2026 16:45 <DIR> styles 14.11.2025 00:37 248.032 swresample-5.dll 14.11.2025 00:37 752.864 swscale-8.dll 13.05.2026 16:45 <DIR> tls 08.04.2025 12:42 1.140.592 unicodedata.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 120.400 vcruntime140.dll 08.04.2025 12:42 49.776 vcruntime140_1.dll 13.05.2026 16:44 <DIR> vs-temp-dl 08.04.2026 10:20 62 vspipe.bat 08.04.2026 10:21 42 vsrepo.bat 06.04.2026 11:37 1.061.888 vsViewer.exe 13.05.2026 16:44 <DIR> wheel 08.04.2025 12:42 31.736 winsound.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 74.096 _asyncio.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 86.896 _bz2.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 127.480 _ctypes.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 262.000 _decimal.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 135.160 _elementtree.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 68.976 _hashlib.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 161.136 _lzma.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 46.584 _msi.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 37.368 _multiprocessing.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 57.336 _overlapped.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 33.784 _queue.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 85.496 _socket.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 126.184 _sqlite3.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 179.432 _ssl.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 27.128 _uuid.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 40.304 _wmi.pyd 08.04.2025 12:42 49.656 _zoneinfo.pyd

in it. If you run 'dir' inside the directory it should list them.

[Miranda]

No sign of Python.exe in the folder.

[Selur]

Then something must have gone wrong during installation.
Something on your system must have prevented the installation to work properly.

Cu Selur

[Miranda]

It's Windows 11 which I really don't like. Could some part of the OS be blocking stuff?

[Selur]

I'm using Windows 11 just fine here, didn't mess with any security settings, so I doubt it's a general Windows 11 thing.
Maybe Windows Smart App Control, for some reason is running wild on your system,...

Check Settings > Privacy & security > Windows Security > App & browser control, disable Smart App Control, deinstall Hybrid and reinstall it again.

Cu Selur

[Miranda]

Smart App Control is already switched off.

[Selur]

Hmm,... best check the other settings there. I have no clue what it is blocking the installation of part of the files on your system.

Maybe the exploit protection is running amok. I can't reproduce this on any of my Windows 11 systems,...

Cu Selur

[Miranda]

I'll try a reinstall.

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Still no luck, same pipe error message.

The only other software I installed is DVDLogic's UHD Kite Java.

[Selur]

Still no luck, same pipe error message.

This is really strange,... I packed the content of Vapoursynth into a separate download, this way as a workaround you can take those files and put them in your Hybrid/64bit/Vapoursynth folder.
This way it should work, but it doesn't solve the problem why this is happening.

Maybe check the "Event Viewer", whether it contains any info about this.

Cu Selur

[Miranda]

Thanks - I added back the missing vs folder components:

pip
plugins
vspipe
vsrepo

and re-booted but I'm still getting the same error: "GetTool versions got an empty output for vspipe."

I have AnyDesk installed, would it be worth having a deeper look?