# Not starting on window 11 "Error: spawn EINVAL"

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/not-starting-on-window-11-error-spawn-einval/87153>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [11 April 2024 09:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/not-starting-on-window-11-error-spawn-einval/87153 "2024-04-11T09:33:40Z")\
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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 April 2024 09:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/not-starting-on-window-11-error-spawn-einval/87153/2 "2024-04-11T09:34:22Z")

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The latest versions of Node 18/20 include a security fix that has broken Node-RED on Windows.

We'll have a fix for Node-RED later today.

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_[View the full topic](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/not-starting-on-window-11-error-spawn-einval/87153)._