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

[ishaqhaj]

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 (npm/cli#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/plugin-react: ^4.5.2 => 4.6.0
    vite: ^7.0.0 => 7.0.0

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npm

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[rodri595]

check the NPMRC Config List
i follow the 2nd fix and it help me

https://raddy.dev/blog/how-to-fix-error-cannot-find-module-lightningcss-win32-x64-msvc-node/

npm config list

If you get OS = “linux” you have a problem with your configuration.

This will also give you the location of your .npmrc file. In my case it’s located under C:\Users\range.npmrc

How to fix it

1. Open the .npmrc file located at: C:\Users"your pc user name".npmrc

2. Change the OS from linux to win32
   os = “win32”

3. Save the file.

[DuncanLHS]

Thanks @rodri595 this solved my issue.
Annoyingly, mine was set to windows, changing it to win32 fixed the error.

The error appeared with a Vite version update (not sure which) on a React-Router project.