'npm install' extremely slow on Windows

Question

For me is npm install extremely slow. I\'m using Windows 8.1 with the latest npm version. My connection speed is around 100Mbit/s.

The project I\'m tryi

Answer 1

Fully turning off virus and firewall protection isn't the safest option. While it makes things faster, it leaves you more vulnerable.

In my case, I only excluded the node.exe process in virus & threat protection.

• In your start menu, type "windows security" and open the app.
• Click on "Virus & threat protection"
• Virus & threat protection settings => Manage settings
• Exclusions => Add or remove exclusions
• Add an exclusion => process => type node.exe => click Add

just a simple create-react-app went down from 2m40s to 1m10s npm commands are also executed by node.exe, so the same improvements are noticed there.