[Issue]: nvm install 14 fails

[exhaler]

What happened?

Unable to install latest version of node 14 or specific version 14.20.0.

What did you expect to happen?

installation to work

Version

1.1.11 or newer (Default)

Which version of Windows?

Windows 10 (Default)

Which locale?

English (Default)

Which shell are you running NVM4W in?

Command Prompt

User Permissions?

Administrative Privileges, Elevated

Is Developer Mode enabled?

No (Default)

Relevant log/console output

C:\Windows\system32>nvm install 14
Downloading node.js version 14.21.3 (64-bit)...
Download failed. Rolling Back.
C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v14.21.3\node64.exe
Rollback failed. remove C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v14.21.3\node64.exe: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Could not download node.js v14.21.3 64-bit executable.

C:\Windows\system32>nvm install 14.20.0
Downloading node.js version 14.20.0 (64-bit)...
Download failed. Rolling Back.
C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v14.20.0\node64.exe
Rollback failed. remove C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v14.20.0\node64.exe: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Could not download node.js v14.20.0 64-bit executable.

Debug Output

C:\Windows\system32>nvm debug
Running NVM for Windows with administrator privileges.

Administrator: Command Prompt - nvm  debug
Windows Version: 10.0 (Build 19045)

NVM4W Version:      1.1.12
NVM4W Path:         C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm\nvm.exe
NVM4W Settings:     C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm\settings.txt
NVM_HOME:           C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm
NVM_SYMLINK:        C:\Program Files\nodejs
Node Installations: C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm

Total Node.js Versions: 1
Active Node.js Version: v23.2.0

IPv6 is enabled. This can slow downloads significantly.

No problems detected.

Find help at https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows/wiki/Common-Issues

Anything else?

Also same scenario happens when trying to install any node version between 12 and 15 (inclusive)

PS C:\Windows\system32> nvm install 15
Downloading node.js version 15.14.0 (64-bit)...
Download failed. Rolling Back.
C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v15.14.0\node64.exe
Rollback failed. remove C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v15.14.0\node64.exe: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Could not download node.js v15.14.0 64-bit executable.
PS C:\Windows\system32> nvm install 14
Downloading node.js version 14.21.3 (64-bit)...
Download failed. Rolling Back.
C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v14.21.3\node64.exe
Rollback failed. remove C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v14.21.3\node64.exe: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Could not download node.js v14.21.3 64-bit executable.
PS C:\Windows\system32> nvm install 13
Downloading node.js version 13.14.0 (64-bit)...
Download failed. Rolling Back.
C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v13.14.0\node64.exe
Rollback failed. remove C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v13.14.0\node64.exe: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Could not download node.js v13.14.0 64-bit executable.
PS C:\Windows\system32> nvm install 12
Downloading node.js version 12.22.12 (64-bit)...
Download failed. Rolling Back.
C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v12.22.12\node64.exe
Rollback failed. remove C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v12.22.12\node64.exe: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Could not download node.js v12.22.12 64-bit executable.
PS C:\Windows\system32> nvm install 11
Downloading node.js version 11.15.0 (64-bit)...
Download failed. Rolling Back.
C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v11.15.0\node64.exe
Rollback failed. remove C:\Users\Test\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v11.15.0\node64.exe: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Could not download node.js v11.15.0 64-bit executable.

[coreybutler]

duplicate of #1179