# Start Error after Windows Patchday?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-error-after-windows-patchday/87993>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [15 May 2024 18:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-error-after-windows-patchday/87993 "2024-05-15T18:53:44Z")\
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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:** [15 May 2024 20:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/start-error-after-windows-patchday/87993/2 "2024-05-15T20:28:13Z")

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That version of Node-JS is too new for Node-RED 2.1.3 due to a security patch they did recently

Searching that error "Error: spawn EINVAL" would have lead you to:

- [Not starting on window 11 "Error: spawn EINVAL" - #2 by knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/not-starting-on-window-11-error-spawn-einval/87153/2)
- [Error: spawn EINVAL - #2 by GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/error-spawn-einval/87181/2)
- [Estou tendo problemas para rodar o node red - #2 by jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/estou-tendo-problemas-para-rodar-o-node-red/87226/2)
- and so on....

In short, update node-red to 3.1.9 or 4.0.0-beta.3

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