# Windows builds failing when using env vars

**URL:** <https://travis-ci.community/t/windows-builds-failing-when-using-env-vars/2214>\
**Category:** Windows\
**Tags:** build-env\
**Created:** [February 9, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/windows-builds-failing-when-using-env-vars/2214 "2019-02-09T23:46:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/windows-builds-failing-when-using-env-vars/2214/3 "2019-02-14T19:11:25Z")

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> [@Current known issues — Please read this before posting a new topic](https://travis-ci.community/t/current-known-issues-please-read-this-before-posting-a-new-topic/264/10):
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> Secrets-Are-Killing-Windows Current Summary Issuepoint_right point_right If you have a secure variable, Windows will hang. In other words, a Travis CI encrypted environment variable in .travis.yml OR an environment variable in the Travis CI UI that doesn’t have “Display value in build log” checked, will cause a Windows job to hang. Fix Schedule Travis CI staff have not provided any estimate for a fix. In [Oct. 2018](https://travis-ci.community/t/choco-install-hangs-forever/307/6), @josh said “we are working to address this.” Also, [here](https://travis-ci.community/t/docker-windows-containers-on-windows/427/7). That’s the latest…

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