From 1533c6837ae42ca3cd2a887cde1bf84b25ef0cbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: LukeGus <bugattiguy527@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:25:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix: start npm through a shell in the windows sharp install

---
 scripts/install-windows-sharp.cjs | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/install-windows-sharp.cjs b/scripts/install-windows-sharp.cjs
index 1a6a1391e..272073281 100644
--- a/scripts/install-windows-sharp.cjs
+++ b/scripts/install-windows-sharp.cjs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ const packages = [
   "@img/sharp-win32-x64",
 ].map((name) => `${name}@${sharpPackage.optionalDependencies[name]}`);
 
+// A .cmd file only starts through a shell on current Node.
 execFileSync("npm.cmd", ["install", "--force", "--no-save", ...packages], {
   stdio: "inherit",
+  shell: true,
 });