# Issue installing on Windows

**URL:** <https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/issue-installing-on-windows/1760>\
**Category:** mediasoup libraries\
**Created:** [September 18, 2020, 8:08am UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/issue-installing-on-windows/1760 "2020-09-18T08:08:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 8:08am UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/issue-installing-on-windows/1760/1 "2020-09-18T08:08:45Z")

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Hello there. I’m trying to install `mediasoup` library on Windows 10, using Visual Studio 2017.  
The install is currently failing on this, and I don’t have a clue as of why:

```auto
error C:\Users\N\Documents\a\node_modules\mediasoup: Command failed.
Exit code: 1
Command: node npm-scripts.js postinstall
Arguments:
Directory: C:\Users\N\Documents\a\node_modules\mediasoup
Output:
npm-scripts.js [INFO] running task "postinstall"
npm-scripts.js [INFO] executing command: python ./worker/scripts/configure.py --format=msvs -R mediasoup-worker
['--format=msvs', '-R', 'mediasoup-worker', 'worker\\mediasoup-worker.gyp', '-I', 'worker\\common.gypi', '--depth=worker', '-Dhost_arch=AMD64', '-Dtarget_arch=AMD64', '-Dopenssl_fips=', '-Dmediasoup_asan=false', '-Dnode_byteorder=little']
Warning: Missing input files:
worker\deps\libuv\libuv\common.gypi
worker\deps\libwebrtc\libwebrtc\modules\remote_bitrate_estimator\bwe_defines.h
npm-scripts.js [INFO] executing command: MSBuild ./worker/mediasoup-worker.sln /p:Configuration=Release
Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 15.9.21+g9802d43bc3 for .NET Framework
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "/m" switch.
Build started 18/09/2020 3:54:12 AM.
C:\Users\N\Documents\a\node_modules\mediasoup\worker\mediasoup-worker.sln(44): Solution file error MSB5011: Parent project GUID not found in "mediasoup-worker" project dependency section.

Build FAILED.

  C:\Users\N\Documents\a\node_modules\mediasoup\worker\mediasoup-worker.sln(44): Solution file error MSB5011: Parent project GUID not found in "mediasoup-worker" project dependency section.

    0 Warning(s)
    1 Error(s)

Time Elapsed 00:00:00.22

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Any help appreciated. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![ibc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mediasoup.discourse.group/ibc/32/1540_2.png) [@ibc](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/u/ibc)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 8:32am UTC](https://mediasoup.discourse.group/t/issue-installing-on-windows/1760/2 "2020-09-18T08:32:02Z")

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Check the same open issue in mediasoup GitHub.