Can't install @vue/cli 3 on Windows 10

Question

I can't install the most recent version of Vue, either globally or locally.

I have this error, for both installations. I don't understand why Node is not recoginized as a command as it works well for other packages.

For example, installation of Vue 2 with vue-cli works perfectly. I have also checked the path in advanced systems, and added it to the installation folder D:\Nodejs, both system and user variables.

$ npm install -g @vue/cli
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: This version is no longer maintained. Please upgrade to the latest version.
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: cross-spawn no longer requires a build toolchain, use it instead
C:\Users\huygh\AppData\Roaming\npm\vue -> C:\Users\huygh\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\@vue\cli\bin\vue.js

> [email protected] postinstall C:\Users\huygh\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\@vue\cli\node_modules\protobufjs
> node scripts/postinstall

'node' n'est pas reconnu en tant que commande interne
ou externe, un programme ex▒cutable ou un fichier de commandes.
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: [email protected] (node_modules\@vue\cli\node_modules\fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for [email protected]: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"win32","arch":"x64"})

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! [email protected] postinstall: `node scripts/postinstall`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] postinstall script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\huygh\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2018-12-19T09_25_36_393Z-debug.log

Other packages like Angular work correctly. Here are the other global packages:

C:\Users\huygh\AppData\Roaming\npm
+-- @angular/[email protected]
+-- [email protected]
+-- [email protected]
+-- [email protected]
+-- [email protected]
+-- [email protected]
+-- [email protected]
+-- [email protected]
`-- [email protected]

Pindaric

Answer 1

On Windows 10: Open start (Win Key) -> Type: cmd -> Right-Click: Command Prompt -> Select: Run as Administer -> Type: npm install -g @vue/cli.

NOTE: Make sure you are running Node.js version 8.9 or above (8.11.0+ recommended) before installing.

Bathelda

Tried this and it ran for over half an hour and apparently got stuck. – Posturize

did this exact thing and it didn't work for me :( and using node v8.11.3 getting "please use administrator" still – Oralla

Answer 2

There seems to be an issue on vue cli 3. For the time being, it's best to stick to version 2. You can learn more about the issue here.

Adiaphorous

I solved (for now) my problem by using Windows Command Prompt. It allowed me to installed it globally and to do npm run serve (also impossible from Git Bash). – Incondensable

Answer 3

None of the above replies worked for me it was impossible to install vue via npm (I have windows 7). I just installed vue cli 3 via yarn and it worked perfeclty.

Breastfeed

Answer 4

I solved this one with Node.js command prompt. With simple cmd can't find vue, but with Node.js command prompt it's easy to install (npm install -g @vue/cli) and run it (vue create example-project).

Cantus

Answer 5

One way to resolve this is by uninstalling Node and reinstalling again. I mean, this method worked for me. Go to control panel -> Node -> Uninstall

And after installing the node - the first thing you need to do is install Vue CLI - npm install -g @vue/cli

Kassa