# Node-RED v0.19.4 3 minute delay during startup on windows

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-v0-19-4-3-minute-delay-during-startup-on-windows/3798>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [8 October 2018 20:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-v0-19-4-3-minute-delay-during-startup-on-windows/3798 "2018-10-08T20:02:26Z")\
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**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:** [12 February 2019 09:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-v0-19-4-3-minute-delay-during-startup-on-windows/3798/15 "2019-02-12T09:04:30Z")

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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 🙂

Thanks to @hotNipi, @KarnanKurup for pointing me in the right direction .

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