Very slow build with SUF 9.5.1.0

[JXBURNS]

Have come back to SUF after a gap of 3 years apparently having "officially" retired from my last day job in 2013 but now find myself writing code for self/friends. Decided easier to use SUF rather than trying to explain to people how to manually install my applications.

Running under Windows 10 x64. Project set to x86 as no idea what end machine runs on. SUF 9.5.1.0 applies.

Whenever I build a project (new or old) the system halts at the process "Compressing Setup" (within "Creating archive header") and "Packed 1 file" and eventually, after about 5 minutes, it continues with the next item to be shown as "Configuration File".Then sits at "Primer file....." for another few minutes.

I tried turning off the option for UPX compress on basis I am on a x64 machine but that made no difference as does not go beyond "setup manifest" obviously trying not to run UPX.

Total build time exceeds 8 minutes for a very small project.

However setting the project build type to x64 results in build time of 7 seconds!

Thanks - John

[Ulrich]

I suggest that you turn off the realtime virus protection before you build the installer, and check if this helps.

Ulrich

[JXBURNS]

Right. That fixed it. As I am using Windows Defender in Windows 10 and not other AV system is there any permanent solution to this?

This never used to happen under Windows 7 and/or earlier versions.

Thanks - John

[Ulrich]

I have heard that, if you use a third party antivirus scanner, Defender would deactivate itself automatically. Assuming that this is true, in the third party tool, you may have better control over the scanner and whitelist Setup Factory and the build folders, so they aren't verified continously during the build process.

Ulrich

[JXBURNS]

In Defender I can exclude folders and/or files so guess that is the ultimate solution now I know the root cause.

Thanks - John