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

Used Package Manager

npm

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