Pyinstaller win32ctypes.pywin32.pywintypes.error: (1920, 'LoadLibraryExW', 'System cannot access the file')

Question

I'm trying to use the pyinstaller to pack my python file in to .exe, but I keep getting this error message.

win32ctypes.pywin32.pywintypes.error: (1920, 'LoadLibraryExW', 'System can not access the file')

I've tried running the cmd as administrator but it's still not working.

My operating system is Windows 10

Answer 1

I managed to solve the same problem by uninstalling python (installed from Microsoft store) and installing 3.8.2 from python.org.

Answer 2

I had the same problem. Just move your python file in your C:\Users\batman\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\Scripts folder where you can also find pyinstaller.exe and run the windows command prompt there and try again!