Cannot install packages using Node.js 22 on windows-latest runners

[lpsinger]

Description:
If you set node-version to 22 on a GitHub-hosted windows-latest runner, commands like npm ci fail with the following error message:

node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1205
  throw err;
  ^
Error: Cannot find module 'C:\npm\prefix\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js'
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1202:15)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1027:27)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:187:14)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:28:49 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: []
}
Node.js v22.0.0

Action version:
v4

Platform:

• Ubuntu
• macOS
• Windows

Runner type:

• Hosted
• Self-hosted

Tools version:
node: v22.0.0
npm: 10.5.1
yarn: 1.22.22

Repro steps:
See https://github.com/lpsinger/nodejs-22-windows

Expected behavior:
Build should pass

Actual behavior:
Build fails. See this workflow run: https://github.com/lpsinger/nodejs-22-windows/actions/runs/8881922941/job/24385408488

[aparnajyothi-y]

Hello @lpsinger, Thank you for creating this issue and we will look into it :)

[nfriedly]

I believe I'm having the same issue here: https://github.com/express-rate-limit/express-rate-limit/actions/runs/8900764596/job/24445327662 - that commit was a documentation-only change and the previous build passed.

It runs on nodejs 16 + the latest LTS (currently 20) + the latest release (currently 22). This failure happened with node.js v22.0.0 & npm 10.5.1.

[Inrixia]

I'm having the same issue, any ideas on a eta to fix this will block all my windows builds that need to use node 22