1. Download new node 8.0.0 for windows. Install. Includes npm 5.0.0 2. npm install -g create-react-app 3. create-react-app -V gives version 1.3.1 3. create-react-app app Result: many warnings about unmet dependencies + verbose error messages about fsevents. Fsevents errors were expected on windows but not sure about so many unmet dependencies...