Error: listen EACCES: permission denied 0.0.0.0:3000

node 11.11 npm 6.9.0 windows 10

I get the error no matter which build system I use, gulp or laravel-mix.

events.js:173
      throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
      ^

Error: listen EACCES: permission denied 0.0.0.0:3000
    at Server.setupListenHandle [as _listen2] (net.js:1239:19)
    at listenInCluster (net.js:1304:12)
    at Server.listen (net.js:1392:7)
    at module.exports.plugin (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\server\index.js:27:25)
    at Object.startServer [as fn] (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\async.js:177:52)
    at C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\browser-sync.js:120:14
    at iterate (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\utils.js:269:9)
    at C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\utils.js:281:21
    at executeTask (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\browser-sync.js:136:13)
    at Object.mergeMiddlewares [as fn] (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\async.js:166:9)
    at C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\browser-sync.js:120:14
    at iterate (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\utils.js:269:9)
    at C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\utils.js:281:21
    at executeTask (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\browser-sync.js:136:13)
    at Object.setFileWatchers [as fn] (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\async.js:155:9)
    at C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\browser-sync.js:120:14
    at iterate (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\utils.js:269:9)
    at C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\utils.js:281:21
    at executeTask (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\browser-sync.js:136:13)
    at Object.setInternalEvents [as fn] (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\async.js:148:9)
    at C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\browser-sync.js:120:14
    at iterate (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\utils.js:269:9)
    at C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\utils.js:281:21
    at executeTask (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\browser-sync.js:136:13)
    at Object.setOptions [as fn] (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\async.js:133:9)
    at C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\browser-sync.js:120:14
    at iterate (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\utils.js:269:9)
    at C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\utils.js:281:21
    at executeTask (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\browser-sync.js:136:13)
    at Object.resolveInlineUserPlugins [as fn] (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\async.js:125:9)
    at C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\browser-sync.js:120:14
    at iterate (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\utils.js:269:9)
    at C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\utils.js:281:21
    at executeTask (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\browser-sync.js:136:13)
    at QueryReqWrap.callback (C:\Users\$USER\Sites\my-site\wp-content\themes\my-site\node_modules\browser-sync\dist\async.js:92:17)
    at QueryReqWrap.onresolve [as oncomplete] (dns.js:201:10)
Emitted 'error' event at:
    at emitErrorNT (net.js:1283:8)
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/next_tick.js:76:17)
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! my-site@1.0.0 watch: `cross-env NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --watch --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the my-site@1.0.0 watch script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\$USER\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2019-03-08T08_41_02_106Z-debug.log

[ialirezaei]

i have same problem in windows 10 and this help me. there is cases where nothing is running on the port but some applications or even your code can not run the fix to this is in this order:

1 - Open PowerShell as Admin.

2 - stop winnat with command below:

$ net stop winnat

3 - start winnat again with command below:

$ net start winnat

[bonovski]

If anyone else is having a similar problem on windows. The issue is the virtual ethernet adapter created by docker. Once I disabled it everything went back to working normally.