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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Processing library not available on win11 no matter what type of installation, no warning raised","articleBody":"### Most appropriate sub-area of Processing 4?\n\nCore/Environment/Rendering\n\n### Processing version\n\n4.4.8\n\n### Operating system\n\nWindows 11 Home OS build 26100.6584\n\n### Bug description\n\nWhen installing with a clean standard, full or custom installation (specifically including Serial that was the only optional component),\nthe installation worked without problems,\nsetup the program,\non first load it created the sketchbook folder,\nbut Serial library is nowhere available in the program\n\n\u003cimg width=\"855\" height=\"736\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/70496b0a-b5da-4430-9377-a9984b2699c8\" /\u003e\n\nwhen importing it with `import processing.serial.*;`\ni get this error:\n\n```\nThe package “processing.serial” does not exist. You might be missing a library.\n\nNo library found for processing.serial\nLibraries must be installed in a folder named 'libraries' inside the sketchbook folder (see the Preferences window).\nThe package “processing.serial” does not exist. You might be missing a library.\n```\n\n### Steps to reproduce this\n\n1. install processing with same build making sure to include Serial\n\n2. import Serial and run\n\n3. fail cause you don't have Serial\n\n\n### snippet\n\n/*\n * File       Communication class for Freenove Hexapod Robot\n * Author     Ethan Pan @ Freenove (support@freenove.com)\n * Date       2021/05/28\n * Version    V12.0\n * Copyright  Copyright © Freenove (http://www.freenove.com)\n * License    Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0\n *            (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)\n * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/\n\nimport processing.serial.*;\nimport processing.net.*; \n\n### Additional context\n\n_No response_\n\n### Would you like to work on the issue?\n\nNo, I’m just reporting the issue","author":{"url":"https://github.com/mario-arduini","@type":"Person","name":"mario-arduini"},"datePublished":"2025-10-10T09:31:31.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":2},"url":"https://github.com/1262/processing4/issues/1262"}