Cygwin setup.exe hangs during install Windows 8? How should I continue?

Question

So I have used Cygwin on and off for the past few years and I\'ve installed it a handful of times. However, I\'ve never experienced the install hanging during the install proce

Answer 1

I was able to get this to work - mine was just stuck on 0/Perpetual with no progress bar. It was Windows defender, I added my cygwin folder (C:\cygwin64) into the exceptions for windows defender and progress started immediately.