# Dashboard Update Failed on windows

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-update-failed-on-windows/7830>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [11 February 2019 14:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-update-failed-on-windows/7830 "2019-02-11T14:13:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tobi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Tobi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Tobi)\
**Post date:** [11 February 2019 14:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-update-failed-on-windows/7830/1 "2019-02-11T14:13:58Z")

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Hi, I want to update my Node-RED dashboard to the newest version 2.13.2. Node-RED is running on a windows 10 laptop. If I cklick update to 2.13.2 in the manage palette, the following error appears:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/8/813883f91f55b1765c7da3091af77b9e8da87a4e.png)

the log file:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.523]  
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C:\Users\tobi\>node-red start  
11 Feb 15:12:28 - [info]

# Welcome to Node-RED

11 Feb 15:12:28 - [info] Node-RED version: v0.19.4  
11 Feb 15:12:28 - [info] Node.js version: v10.8.0  
11 Feb 15:12:28 - [info] Windows\_NT 10.0.17134 x64 LE  
11 Feb 15:12:29 - [info] Loading palette nodes  
11 Feb 15:12:31 - [warn] rpi-gpio : Raspberry Pi specific node set inactive  
11 Feb 15:12:31 - [info] Dashboard version 2.9.6 started at /ui  
11 Feb 15:12:31 - [warn] ------------------------------------------------------  
11 Feb 15:12:31 - [warn] [node-red/tail] Not currently supported on Windows.  
11 Feb 15:12:31 - [warn] ------------------------------------------------------  
11 Feb 15:12:31 - [info] Settings file : \Users\tobi.node-red\settings.js  
11 Feb 15:12:31 - [info] Context store : 'default' [module=memory]  
11 Feb 15:12:31 - [info] User directory : \Users\tobi.node-red  
11 Feb 15:12:31 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false  
11 Feb 15:12:31 - [info] Flows file : \Users\tobi.node-red\start  
11 Feb 15:12:31 - [info] Server now running at [http://127.0.0.1:1880/](http://127.0.0.1:1880/)  
11 Feb 15:12:31 - [warn]

* * *

Your flow credentials file is encrypted using a system-generated key.

If the system-generated key is lost for any reason, your credentials  
file will not be recoverable, you will have to delete it and re-enter  
your credentials.

## You should set your own key using the 'credentialSecret' option in your settings file. Node-RED will then re-encrypt your credentials file using your chosen key the next time you deploy a change.

11 Feb 15:12:31 - [info] Waiting for missing types to be registered:  
11 Feb 15:12:31 - [info] - ui\_spacer

Does anyone know the reason?

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [11 February 2019 14:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-update-failed-on-windows/7830/2 "2019-02-11T14:18:40Z")

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Hi @Tobi

a couple comments:

You are starting Node-RED with the command `node-red start`. That is telling Node-RED that you want it to store your flows in a file called `start`. The word `start` doesn't have any special meaning as an argument to the `node-red` command. But as you have already used that command and have flows saved in the file called `start`, you better continue running it like that so you don't lose them.

The reason for the 'not installed locally' error will be related to how you originally installed the Node-RED Dashboard module. You may have installed it as a global module (using `npm install -g node-red-dashboard` - take note of the `-g` flag). Node-RED cannot upgrade modules you have globally installed.

To fix it, you can install it manually in the local node-red directory. Open a command prompt in the directory `\Users\tobi.node-red\` and run `npm install node-red-dashboard` and then restart Node-RED. That should do it.

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**Author:** ![Tobi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Tobi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Tobi)\
**Post date:** [11 February 2019 17:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-update-failed-on-windows/7830/3 "2019-02-11T17:16:48Z")

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thanks this worked 😃