"Compiling Preload Scripts" stuck for typescript-webpack template

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Electron Forge version

6.0.0-beta.66

Electron version

v20.1.3

Operating system

Windows 10

Last known working Electron Forge version

No response

Expected behavior

Electron window should open.

Actual behavior

Stuck at “Compiling Preload Scripts”… Waiting 5-10m but still does not open electron window.

Steps to reproduce

1. npx create-electron-app my-new-app --template=typescript-webpack Source: https://www.electronforge.io/templates/typescript-+-webpack-template

2. Update ./src/package.json to include preload script reference

"entryPoints": [
{
     "html": "./src/index.html",
     "js": "./src/renderer.ts",
     "name": "main_window",
     "preload": {
          "js": "./src/preload.ts"
     }
}

1. npm start

Additional information

No response

[NuriYuri]

Toggling off windows defender did not work.

Regardless I did reinstall node (16.15 -> 16.17) and now it works without getting stuck at compiling. Thanks a lot for the help 😄

[NuriYuri]

@erickzhao Hi, here’s the repo: https://github.com/NuriYuri/data-handler

I’m using npm commands (I see that a yarn file was generated from template).