Pip Install Tensorflow Cannot Find File Called Client_load_reporting_filter.h

I keep failing to run pip install on the tensorflow package. First it downloads the .whl file, then goes through a bunch of already satisfied requirements until it gets to installi

Solution 1:

I hit the same issue on Win10. Rather than renaming my filesystem, I found a good solution in this Python documentation. To summarize the instructions there to change MAX_PATH, either:

• Enable the "Enable Win32 long paths" group policy:
  • Run gpedit (or searching for "Edit Group Policy" in the Control Panel)
  • Find the "Enable Win32 long paths" option in the sidebar. It should be under Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Filesystem (under both Windows 10 and Windows 11, currently).
• Or edit the registry setting HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem and set LongPathsEnabled to 1.

This extends path from char(256) to char(32000). After this change, my 'pip install tensorflow' succeeded.