Error: The URL must be of scheme file when running nuxt prepare on Windows

Environment

Operating System: Windows_NT
Node Version: v20.17.0
Nuxt Version: 3.13.2
CLI Version: 3.13.2
Nitro Version: 2.9.7
Package Manager: npm@10.8.2
Builder: -
User Config: extends, modules, hooks, colorMode, routeRules, devtools, typescript, future, eslint, compatibilityDate
Runtime Modules: @nuxt/eslint@0.5.7, @nuxt/fonts@0.8.0, @nuxt/image@1.8.0, @nuxt/ui@2.18.5, @nuxthq/studio@2.1.1, nuxt-og-image@3.0.2, @nuxt/content@2.13.2
Build Modules: -

Reproduction

On windows:

download https://github.com/nuxt-ui-pro/docs
open terminal
change dir to the downloaded folder
use npm i

Describe the bug

I encountered an issue when running npm install and the nuxt prepare script in my Nuxt 3 project on Windows. The error occurs during the postinstall step, and it seems related to how URLs and file paths are handled in Windows. The error message indicates that a URL must be of the scheme file://, but Windows absolute paths (e.g., C:/) don't seem to be recognized correctly.

Steps to Reproduce:

Download the Nuxt 3 doc project (https://github.com/nuxt-ui-pro/docs) and navigate with the terminal to the folder. Run npm install on a Windows machine. The error appears during the postinstall step.

Expected Behavior: The nuxt prepare script should complete successfully without errors.

Actual Behavior: The installation process fails with the following error message:

ERROR The URL must be of scheme file

at fileURLToPath (node:internal/url:1463:11) at fileURLToPath (/C:/source/modi-projects/ModiFax.Doc/node_modules/mlly/dist/index.mjs:1971:25) at pathToFileURL (/C:/source/modi-projects/ModiFax.Doc/node_modules/mlly/dist/index.mjs:1974:26) at _resolve (/C:/source/modi-projects/ModiFax.Doc/node_modules/mlly/dist/index.mjs:2108:10) ...

Environment:

Operating System: Windows 11 Node Version: 20.17.0 NPM Version: 10.8.2 Nuxt Version: 3.13.2 Relevant Modules: @nuxt/content, nuxt-component-meta, mlly

Additional context

This issue seems to be Windows-specific, as it is related to how absolute paths are handled on Windows (e.g., C:/) as opposed to file:// URLs. The problem might be in how fileURLToPath and related utilities are used in Windows environments. This issue doesn't occur when running the same project on macOS or Linux.

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317 verbose stack Error: command failed
317 verbose stack     at promiseSpawn (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\promise-spawn\lib\index.js:22:22)
317 verbose stack     at spawnWithShell (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\promise-spawn\lib\index.js:124:10)
317 verbose stack     at promiseSpawn (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\promise-spawn\lib\index.js:12:12)
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318 error code 1
319 error path C:\source\modi-projects\ModiFax.Doc
320 error command failed
321 error command C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c nuxt prepare
322 verbose cwd C:\source\modi-projects\ModiFax.Doc
323 verbose os Windows_NT 10.0.22631
324 verbose node v20.17.0
325 verbose npm  v10.8.2
326 verbose exit 1
327 verbose code 1
328 error A complete log of this run can be found in: C:\Users\ch\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2024-09-21T07_27_02_933Z-debug-0.log

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