# Long delay in node-red startup (WIN10)

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/long-delay-in-node-red-startup-win10/32207>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [30 August 2020 08:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/long-delay-in-node-red-startup-win10/32207 "2020-08-30T08:46:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 3

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [30 August 2020 10:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/long-delay-in-node-red-startup-win10/32207/3 "2020-08-30T10:29:51Z")

</div>

Hi, if you are behind a proxy (probably same effect if there is no internet) when node is starting, you can get a 3min delay.

See this thread...

> [@Node-RED v0.19.4 3 minute delay during startup on windows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-v0-19-4-3-minute-delay-during-startup-on-windows/3798/15):
>
> Finally - node-red startup 3 minutes faster! For anyone behind a proxy having a 3 minute delay starting node-red... Using notepad/text editor, open node-red.cmd (look in you NPM Global folder) Add the following line to the top of the file (before any other command) SET NO\_UPDATE\_NOTIFIER=1 Start node-red using the cmd file node-red.cmd Enjoy the extra 3 mins slight_smileThanks to @hotNipi, @KarnanKurup for pointing me in the right direction .

Essentially, set an env var `SET NO_UPDATE_NOTIFIER=1` before launching node-red.

---

_[View the full topic](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/long-delay-in-node-red-startup-win10/32207)._