create-vue@3.16.0 throws error on windows

[nikoeno]

Describe the bug

command npm create vue@3.16.0 throws a error on machines with windows OS

Expected behavior

Command creates a folder with vuejs project

How to reproduce

Bug reproduces on windows 11 (version 24H2)
Node.js v23.8.0

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Run npm create vue@3.16.0 in the terminal
2. Press "y" to install a create-vue@3.16.0 dependency(if it not installed)
3. Result
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------->

npm create vue@3.16.0
Need to install the following packages:
create-vue@3.16.0
Ok to proceed? (y) y


> npx
> create-vue

node:internal/modules/esm/load:208
    throw new ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME(parsed, schemes);
          ^

Error [ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME]: Only URLs with a scheme in: file, data, and node are supported by the default ESM loader. On Windows, absolute paths must be valid file:// URLs. Received protocol 'c:'
    at throwIfUnsupportedURLScheme (node:internal/modules/esm/load:208:11)
    at defaultLoad (node:internal/modules/esm/load:103:3)
    at ModuleLoader.load (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:739:12)
    at ModuleLoader.loadAndTranslate (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:519:43)
    at #createModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:543:36)
    at #getJobFromResolveResult (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:312:34)
    at ModuleLoader.getModuleJobForImport (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:280:41)
    at async onImport.tracePromise.__proto__ (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:582:25) {
  code: 'ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME'
}

[valros76]

I have the same error when i want create a new project, with the command pnpm create vue@latest.

EDIT : You can create an project with "pnpm create vue@3.15.1", before patch.

[landon262547]

Same error.

I use with both pnpm and npm with create vue@latest, even reinstall everything else then I saw this open issue.

Hopefully not only me affecting this.

[stjankovic]

Same issue here:

[ivangil-dev]

Same here, using windows! With 3.15.1 there is no problem, 3.16 detects any windows drive as url and gives error

npm create vue@latest

> npx
> create-vue

node:internal/modules/esm/load:249
    throw new ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME(parsed, schemes);
          ^

Error [ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME]: Only URLs with a scheme in: file, data, and node are supported by the default ESM loader. On Windows, absolute paths must be valid file:// URLs. Received protocol 'c:'
    at throwIfUnsupportedURLScheme (node:internal/modules/esm/load:249:11)
    at defaultLoad (node:internal/modules/esm/load:130:3)
    at ModuleLoader.load (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:555:13)
    at ModuleLoader.moduleProvider (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:434:56)
    at new ModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:71:27)
    at #createModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:447:17)
    at ModuleLoader.getJobFromResolveResult (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:259:34)
    at ModuleLoader.getModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:240:17)
    at async ModuleLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:472:23) {
  code: 'ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME'
}

[MarcoSoftEng]

same... windows with pnpm and npm.

[aacbc]

same !!!! npm create vue@latest，help me

[laughm]

command:
npm init vue@3.15
or
npm create vue@3.15

[LuisDev2001]

Same issue here on windows 11

[xiake145]

I have the same problem

[cexbrayat]

Thank you everyone for the report, we'll look into this.

In the meantime you can use npm create vue@3.15.1.

[cexbrayat]

This should have been fixed by @haoqunjiang , who released v3.16.2 with the fix. Let us know if you encounter other issues.