CircleCI runs Windows tests under unsupported Node.js 14 - renovate fails

[MikeMcC399]

Issue

Windows tests in CircleCI specified through .circleci/config.yml use the image windows-server-2019-vs2019:stable with the now unsupported Node.js 14.17.5 version.

1. renovate's PR chore(deps): update dependency to version 🌟 #720 fails in CircleCI Windows with npm ERR! Cannot read property 'npm-run-all' of undefined. This PR is attempting to bump the lockfileVersion in package-lock.json from 2 to 3. npm lockfileVersion 3 is used by npm v9, however it is only backwards compatible to npm v7. Node.js 14.17.5 is configured with the earlier version npm 6.14.14 thus causing a compatibility issue.
2. Node.js 14 entered end-of-life on April 30, 2023.
3. .node-version specifies Node.js 18 as the required version for this repo.

Suggestion

Update .circleci/config.yml to run under Node.js 18 (currently the LTS version) for the Windows tests.

[MikeMcC399]

I don't have the experience with CircleCI to confidently attempt this change, so I need to leave it to somebody else with the right skills.

I noticed also that an older version of Windows Server is being used. Would it be a good time to upgrade this as well?

cypress-example-kitchensink/.circleci/config.yml

Line 22 in b8e17bd

image: "windows-server-2019-vs2019:stable"

[nagash77]

Hi @MikeMcC399 , yeah it looks like we need to upgrade the image as you suggested. Thanks for opening this issue so we can track this work and hopefully find some time to do this.

[MikeMcC399]

@AtofStryker

Could you perhaps look at this issue also as part of your updating work for Node.js 18? It needs some tweaking on CircleCI for Windows.

[AtofStryker]

@MikeMcC399 #739 should get us to Node 20

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