# Unable to start node red (windows 10)
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-start-node-red-windows-10/14109
**Category:** General
**Created:** [7 August 2019 17:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-start-node-red-windows-10/14109 "2019-08-07T17:14:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@hbranum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hbranum)
#### Post date: [7 August 2019 17:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-start-node-red-windows-10/14109/1 "2019-08-07T17:14:51Z")
Hello, I am new to node-red and cannot seem to get it to launch. Here are the steps I have taken:
- install Node.js
- executed command "npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red" in cmd
- executed command "npm install --global --production windows-build-tools" in cmd
- executed command "node-red" in cmd
Output is:
7 Aug 13:09:18 - [info] Node-RED version: v0.20.7
7 Aug 13:09:18 - [info] Node.js version: v10.16.2
7 Aug 13:09:18 - [info] Windows\_NT 10.0.17134 x64 LE
7 Aug 13:09:20 - [info] Loading palette nodes
7 Aug 13:09:22 - [warn] rpi-gpio : Raspberry Pi specific node set inactive
That's it. Cmd is now waiting for another command. What gives?
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### Author:  [@Cathprotech](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Cathprotech)
#### Post date: [7 August 2019 18:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-start-node-red-windows-10/14109/2 "2019-08-07T18:46:30Z")
Are you using your web browser to look at node red once launched?
If not, then open a browser and type 'localhost:1880' that should open up node red for you.
Your cmd window should not be waiting for another command, it should just be sitting there and when you access node-red on your browser, the cmd window will display actions that it is performing.
Keep the cmd window open until you finish with node red, then use 'CTRL - C' to exit.
Are you using just normal CMD window or using Shell in Admin mode?
Not sure if it makes a difference but I 'right-click' on windows (bottom left icon) and select Windows shell admin mode, then run node-red from within that. Same as above though, you access node red from within a browser.
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### Author:  [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)
#### Post date: [7 August 2019 20:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-start-node-red-windows-10/14109/3 "2019-08-07T20:41:10Z")
You seem to have run the right commands in the right order (apart from installing v10 of node.js -the instructions say to install v8 but I don't think that is actually causing the issue here)
Does it work if you reboot your machine?
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### Author:  [@Cathprotech](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Cathprotech)
#### Post date: [9 August 2019 14:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-start-node-red-windows-10/14109/4 "2019-08-09T14:56:34Z")
Hummmm, he must have either got it working or given up!
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### Author:  [@hbranum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hbranum)
#### Post date: [9 August 2019 15:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-start-node-red-windows-10/14109/5 "2019-08-09T15:09:31Z")
I ended up uninstalling node.js and manually deleting all associated folders such as ".node-red." After reinstalling node.js and node-red everything seems to be working. Thank you for the suggestions!
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [9 August 2019 17:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-start-node-red-windows-10/14109/6 "2019-08-09T17:36:33Z")
> [@cymplecy](#):
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> apart from installing v10 of node.js -the instructions say to install v8 but I don't think that is actually causing the issue here)
I can confirm that node.js v10 works just fine with Node-RED on Windows 10.
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### Author:  [@kuema](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kuema)
#### Post date: [27 September 2019 09:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-start-node-red-windows-10/14109/8 "2019-09-27T09:51:38Z")
If it just hangs it could be a network issue if you are behind a corporate proxy. This issue has come up multiple times, but I can't find the related forum topics just now. It had something to do with NPM checking package versions, I think.
If that's the case, it should resume after 2-3 minutes.
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### Author:  [@hsiehkctaiwan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hsiehkctaiwan)
#### Post date: [4 December 2020 12:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-start-node-red-windows-10/14109/9 "2020-12-04T12:40:50Z")
I faced same issue.
C:\Users\hsieh\>node-red
4 Dec 18:13:05 - [info]
# Welcome to Node-RED
4 Dec 18:13:05 - [info] Node-RED version: v1.2.6
4 Dec 18:13:05 - [info] Node.js version: v14.15.1
4 Dec 18:13:05 - [info] Windows\_NT 10.0.18363 x64 LE
4 Dec 18:13:06 - [info] Loading palette nodes
4 Dec 18:13:08 - [info] +-----------------------------------------------------
4 Dec 18:13:08 - [info] | uibuilder initialised:
4 Dec 18:13:08 - [info] | root folder: \Users\hsieh.node-red\uibuilder
4 Dec 18:13:08 - [info] | version . .: 2.0.7
4 Dec 18:13:08 - [info] | packages . : vue,bootstrap,bootstrap-vue,[socket.io](http://socket.io)
4 Dec 18:13:08 - [info] +-----------------------------------------------------
4 Dec 18:13:08 - [info] Dashboard version 2.19.4 started at /ui
My node.js version is as following.
C:\Users\hsieh\>node -v
v14.15.1
C:\Users\hsieh\>npm -v
6.14.8
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [4 December 2020 13:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-start-node-red-windows-10/14109/10 "2020-12-04T13:54:43Z")
Welcome to the forum @hsiehkctaiwan.
I don't see any issue there, certainly not the same issue as originally posted. If you have a different problem then best to start a new thread.
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [4 December 2020 17:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-start-node-red-windows-10/14109/11 "2020-12-04T17:30:49Z")