Complete Walkthrough - Install MagicMirror on a PC - Windows 7/10

sdetweil

@swvalenti did u run the extra steps?? (because the postinstall linux syntax fails on windows)

cd vendor
npm install
cd ..
cd fonts 
npm install
cd ..

now u can start

sdetweil

@swvalenti black screen

swvalenti

@sdetweil Hey Sam it’s not a black screen just modules show as undefined…like weather, news and components all other modules show

sdetweil

@swvalenti where did u install the extra modules?

same place as on linux

MagicMirror/modules

right??

swvalenti

@sdetweil also how do you not install under mingw could that be the issue

sdetweil

also how do you not install under mingw could that be the issue

open a Windows cmd.exe session and do all the commands there…

swvalenti

@sdetweil also how do you not install under mingw could that be the issue

there just the default modules in MagicMirror but others don’t show at all like MMM-PGA but fine on a pi

swvalenti

@sdetweil also how do you not install under mingw could that be the issue

Ok I did that but I’ll try again

sdetweil

others don’t show at all like MMM-PGA

i don’t know what “don’t show” means

did u edit the config.js

only a vew modules don’t work on Windows (snowboy voice driven for example)

sdetweil

Ok I did that but I’ll try again

note that u have to run the extra install steps manually too