ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME

Environment

$ npx nuxi info npm WARN config global --global, --local are deprecated. Use --location=global instead. Nuxt CLI v3.0.0-rc.6 RootDir: C:\DATA\Work
Nuxt project info:

• Operating System: Windows_NT
• Node Version: v16.16.0
• Nuxt Version: 3.0.0-rc.6
• Package Manager: yarn@1.22.19
• Builder: vite
• User Config: ssr, app, typescript, vite, modules, build, css, i18n, image, server
• Runtime Modules: vite-plugin-vue-type-imports/nuxt, @nuxtjs/tailwindcss@5.3.1, @nuxtjs/i18n@8.0.0-alpha.0-27644818.4f1d945, @vueuse/nuxt@8.9.4, @nuxt/image-edge@1.0.0-27628766.3629b9a
• Build Modules: -

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Reproduction

Local environment on Windows 11 Github repo - https://github.com/molotow11/nuxt3-windows-issue

Describe the bug

When I run yarn dev, build is fine and urls shown, then when go to the site, this stuck on Nuxt loading and the following error in the backend console:

Error [ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME]: Only URLs with a scheme in: file, data are supported by the default ESM loader. On Windows, absolute paths must be valid file:// URLs. Received protocol 'c:'
    at new NodeError (node:internal/errors:372:5)
    at throwIfUnsupportedURLScheme (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:1120:11)
    at defaultResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/resolve:1200:3)
    at ESMLoader.resolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:580:30)
    at ESMLoader.getModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:294:18)
    at ModuleWrap.<anonymous> (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:80:40)
    at link (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:78:36) {
  code: 'ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME'
}

It is already checked with npx nuxi upgrade --force and still the same error.

Additional context

package.json:

{
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "build": "nuxt build",
    "dev": "nuxt dev",
    "generate": "nuxt generate",
    "preview": "nuxt preview",
    "lint": "eslint . --ext .ts,.vue,.js",
    "prettier:format": "prettier --write ."
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@nuxt/image-edge": "^1.0.0-27628766.3629b9a",
    "@nuxtjs/eslint-config-typescript": "^10.0.0",
    "@nuxtjs/i18n": "yarn:@nuxtjs/i18n-edge",
    "@nuxtjs/tailwindcss": "^5.1.3",
    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.27.0",
    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.27.0",
    "@vue/eslint-config-prettier": "^7.0.0",
    "autoprefixer": "^10.4.7",
    "eslint": "^8.17.0",
    "eslint-config-airbnb-base": "^15.0.0",
    "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.25.2",
    "eslint-plugin-nuxt": "^3.2.0",
    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.0.0",
    "eslint-plugin-vue": "^9.1.0",
    "postcss": "^8.4.14",
    "prettier": "^2.6.2",
    "typescript": "^4.7.3",
    "vite-plugin-vue-type-imports": "^0.2.0",
    "vue": "^3.2.37",
    "vue-eslint-parser": "^9.0.3",
    "vue3-carousel": "^0.1.40"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@vueuse/core": "^8.7.5",
    "@vueuse/nuxt": "^8.7.5",
    "ipx": "^0.9.10",
    "nuxt": "3.0.0-rc.6",
    "remove": "^0.1.5",
    "vite-plugin-eslint": "^1.6.1"
  },
  "engines": {
    "node": "16.x"
  }
}

Logs

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[molotow11]

@danielroe Ok, great!

1. Removed node_modules
2. Changed "nuxt": "3.0.0-rc.8", in package.json
3. yarn install and yarn dev
4. I see this error now: Cannot start nuxt: nuxtCtx.tryUse is not a function

• Added extra line in package.json - "@nuxt/kit": "3.0.0-rc.8",
• yarn install

It is working fine now! Thanks so much!

[molotow11]

@danielroe Ok, description updated. Minimal repo - https://github.com/molotow11/nuxt3-windows-issue