#20332Cannot find the module @rollup/rollup-win32-x64-msvc

Describe the bug

When I create a React or Angular project using Vite and try to run it, I encounter the following error:

Error: Cannot find module '@rollup/rollup-win32-x64-msvc' It seems to be related to a known npm bug involving optional dependencies.

I downgraded to Vite 4.4.0, and the projects run without issues.

This problem occurs only on Windows 11. I tested the same setup on a Linux VM, and everything works fine there.

Reproduction

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Steps to reproduce

vite-project@0.0.0 dev vite

C:\Users\Ishak\OneDrive\Desktop\vite-project\node_modules\rollup\dist\native.js:64 throw new Error( ^

Error: Cannot find module @rollup/rollup-win32-x64-msvc. npm has a bug related to optional dependencies (https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/4828). Please try npm i again after removing both package-lock.json and node_modules directory. at requireWithFriendlyError (C:\Users\Ishak\OneDrive\Desktop\vite-project\node_modules\rollup\dist\native.js:64:9) at Object. (C:\Users\Ishak\OneDrive\Desktop\vite-project\node_modules\rollup\dist\native.js:73:76) at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1730:14) at Object..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1895:10) at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1465:32) at Function._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1282:12) at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:322:14) at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:235:24) at cjsLoader (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:266:5) at ModuleWrap. (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:200:7) { [cause]: Error: Cannot find module '@rollup/rollup-win32-x64-msvc' Require stack:

• C:\Users\Ishak\OneDrive\Desktop\vite-project\node_modules\rollup\dist\native.js at Function._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1401:15) at defaultResolveImpl (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1057:19) at resolveForCJSWithHooks (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1062:22) at Function._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1211:37) at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:322:14) at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:235:24) at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1487:12) at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:135:16) at requireWithFriendlyError (C:\Users\Ishak\OneDrive\Desktop\vite-project\node_modules\rollup\dist\native.js:46:10) at Object. (C:\Users\Ishak\OneDrive\Desktop\vite-project\node_modules\rollup\dist\native.js:73:76) { code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND', requireStack: [ 'C:\Users\Ishak\OneDrive\Desktop\vite-project\node_modules\rollup\dist\native.js' ] } }

Node.js v22.17.0

System Info

System:
    OS: Windows 11 10.0.26100
    CPU: (12) x64 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1255U
    Memory: 7.99 GB / 15.73 GB
  Binaries:
    Node: 22.17.0 - C:\nvm4w\nodejs\node.EXE
    npm: 11.4.2 - C:\nvm4w\nodejs\npm.CMD
  Browsers:
    Edge: Chromium (136.0.3240.92)
  npmPackages:
    [@vitejs](https://github.com/vitejs)/plugin-react: ^4.5.2 => 4.6.0
    vite: ^7.0.0 => 7.0.0

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