Unable to run Chrome with Node 22

[AleksandrSubach]

What is your Scenario?

Run TestCafe test example

What is the Current behavior?

ERROR Unable to open the "chrome:" browser due to the following error:

Error: connect ECONNREFUSED ::1:62666
at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (node:net:1615:16)
at TCPConnectWrap.callbackTrampoline (node:internal/async_hooks:130:17)

What is the Expected behavior?

Test pass

What is the public URL of the test page? (attach your complete example)

https://devexpress.github.io/testcafe/example/

What is your TestCafe test code?

import page from './page-model';

fixture `A set of examples that illustrate how to use TestCafe API`
    .page `https://devexpress.github.io/testcafe/example/`;

// Tests
test('Text typing basics', async t => {
    await t
        .typeText(page.nameInput, 'Peter') // Type name
        .typeText(page.nameInput, 'Paker', { replace: true }) // Replace with last name
        .typeText(page.nameInput, 'r', { caretPos: 2 }) // Correct last name
        .expect(page.nameInput.value).eql('Parker'); // Check result
});

Your complete configuration file

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Your complete test report

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Screenshots

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Steps to Reproduce

1. Install Node 22
2. Run test

TestCafe version

3.7.1

Node.js version

v22.12.0

Command-line arguments

testcafe chrome tests/test.js

Browser name(s) and version(s)

Chrome 131

Platform(s) and version(s)

Windows 10

Other

On Node 20 everything works as expected

[andreastorp]

I see the same issue when running testcafe in GitHub Actions using [windows-latest]. I also see the same error when running against edge.

I can confirm that the following "fixes" works for me:

• Downgrade to Node 20
• Run in [ubuntu-latest] instead
• Run Firefox instead

[PavelMor25]

duplicate #8350