# First-Time Startup Error
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/first-time-startup-error/87167
**Category:** General
**Created:** [11 April 2024 15:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/first-time-startup-error/87167 "2024-04-11T15:33:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Abaos](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Abaos)
#### Post date: [11 April 2024 15:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/first-time-startup-error/87167/1 "2024-04-11T15:33:26Z")
Hey, completely new to both NodeRed and this forum. I tried running it for the first time and was met with the following errors:
```auto
11 Apr 11:23:42 - [info] Node-RED version: v3.1.8
11 Apr 11:23:42 - [info] Node.js version: v20.12.2
11 Apr 11:23:42 - [info] Windows_NT 10.0.22631 x64 LE
11 Apr 11:23:42 - [error] Failed to start server:
11 Apr 11:23:42 - [error] Error: spawn EINVAL
at ChildProcess.spawn (node:internal/child_process:421:11)
at spawn (node:child_process:761:9)
at Object.execFile (node:child_process:351:17)
```
I'm running it out Windows machine using NodeJS v.20.12.2 and npm v 10.5.2
Any help with this would be really appreciated! Thank you!
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [11 April 2024 15:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/first-time-startup-error/87167/2 "2024-04-11T15:36:55Z")
Hi @Abaos
There have been multiple threads today on this same subject:
- [Not starting on window 11 "Error: spawn EINVAL"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/not-starting-on-window-11-error-spawn-einval/87153)
- [How to solve this issue when im trying to install node red for the first time?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-solve-this-issue-when-im-trying-to-install-node-red-for-the-first-time/87147)
- [I can't open the node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-cant-open-the-node-red/87135)
We are aware of the issue - caused by a security fix in the latest Node 18/20 releases earlier this week.
We are working on a fix.
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### Author:  [@Abaos](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Abaos)
#### Post date: [11 April 2024 15:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/first-time-startup-error/87167/3 "2024-04-11T15:41:34Z")
Oh sorry for the repost! But thank you for letting me know!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [10 July 2024 15:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/first-time-startup-error/87167/4 "2024-07-10T15:41:49Z")
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