diff --git a/example/metro.config.js b/example/metro.config.js
index f50d16157d..4e8a4b7245 100644
--- a/example/metro.config.js
+++ b/example/metro.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const path = require("path");
+const path = require("node:path");
 
 const exclusionList = (() => {
   try {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b24ae1c215..9e8a116ec0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
     "typescript": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=14.15"
+    "node": ">=16.13"
   },
   "packageManager": "yarn@3.6.1",
   "resolutions": {
diff --git a/scripts/apply-config-plugins.mjs b/scripts/apply-config-plugins.mjs
index 24af506ee5..2ff902bb35 100755
--- a/scripts/apply-config-plugins.mjs
+++ b/scripts/apply-config-plugins.mjs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 // @ts-check
 
-import * as fs from "fs/promises";
-import * as path from "path";
+import * as fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import * as path from "node:path";
 import { findFile } from "./validate-manifest.js";
 
 async function main(projectRoot = process.cwd()) {
diff --git a/scripts/config-plugins/apply.mjs b/scripts/config-plugins/apply.mjs
index ca3a4d2de4..b9dd535738 100644
--- a/scripts/config-plugins/apply.mjs
+++ b/scripts/config-plugins/apply.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // @ts-check
-import * as fs from "fs/promises";
+import * as fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import { withPlugins } from "./ExpoConfigPlugins.mjs";
 import { compileModsAsync } from "./plugins/mod-compiler.mjs";
 import { withInternal } from "./plugins/withInternal.mjs";
diff --git a/scripts/config-plugins/plugins/withIosBaseMods.mjs b/scripts/config-plugins/plugins/withIosBaseMods.mjs
index ffb0fe36f3..4b87e38eb7 100644
--- a/scripts/config-plugins/plugins/withIosBaseMods.mjs
+++ b/scripts/config-plugins/plugins/withIosBaseMods.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // @ts-check
-import { createRequire } from "module";
-import * as path from "path";
+import { createRequire } from "node:module";
+import * as path from "node:path";
 import { BaseMods } from "../ExpoConfigPlugins.mjs";
 import { makeFilePathModifier, makeNullProvider } from "../provider.mjs";
 
diff --git a/scripts/config-plugins/provider.mjs b/scripts/config-plugins/provider.mjs
index 1e4d09fca8..0c9b055e8b 100644
--- a/scripts/config-plugins/provider.mjs
+++ b/scripts/config-plugins/provider.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // @ts-check
-import * as path from "path";
+import * as path from "node:path";
 import { findFile } from "../validate-manifest.js";
 import { BaseMods } from "./ExpoConfigPlugins.mjs";
 
diff --git a/scripts/configure.js b/scripts/configure.js
index 99fbecec19..de62632a75 100755
--- a/scripts/configure.js
+++ b/scripts/configure.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 require("./link")(module);
 
 const chalk = require("chalk");
-const fs = require("fs");
-const path = require("path");
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const path = require("node:path");
 const semver = require("semver");
 const { parseArgs } = require("../scripts/parseargs");
 const {
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ function reactNativeConfig({ name, testAppPath, platforms, flatten }) {
       case "windows":
         return join(
           "const project = (() => {",
-          '  const path = require("path");',
+          '  const path = require("node:path");',
           '  const sourceDir = "windows";',
           "  try {",
           '    const { windowsProjectPath } = require("react-native-test-app");',
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ function gatherConfig(params, disableCache = false) {
  * @param {string} packagePath
  * @returns {string}
  */
-function getAppName(packagePath, fs = require("fs")) {
+function getAppName(packagePath, fs = require("node:fs")) {
   try {
     const { name } = readJSONFile(path.join(packagePath, "app.json"), fs);
     if (typeof name === "string" && name) {
@@ -811,7 +811,11 @@ function getAppName(packagePath, fs = require("fs")) {
  * @param {Configuration} config
  * @returns {boolean}
  */
-function isDestructive(packagePath, { files, oldFiles }, fs = require("fs")) {
+function isDestructive(
+  packagePath,
+  { files, oldFiles },
+  fs = require("node:fs")
+) {
   const modified = Object.keys(files).reduce((result, file) => {
     const targetPath = path.join(packagePath, file);
     if (fs.existsSync(targetPath)) {
@@ -849,7 +853,7 @@ function isDestructive(packagePath, { files, oldFiles }, fs = require("fs")) {
  * @param {string} destination
  * @returns {Promise<void[]>}
  */
-function removeAllFiles(files, destination, fs = require("fs/promises")) {
+function removeAllFiles(files, destination, fs = require("node:fs/promises")) {
   const options = { force: true, maxRetries: 3, recursive: true };
   return Promise.all(
     files.map((filename) => fs.rm(path.join(destination, filename), options))
@@ -865,7 +869,7 @@ function removeAllFiles(files, destination, fs = require("fs/promises")) {
 function updatePackageManifest(
   path,
   { dependencies, scripts },
-  fs = require("fs")
+  fs = require("node:fs")
 ) {
   const manifest = readJSONFile(path, fs);
 
@@ -894,7 +898,7 @@ function updatePackageManifest(
  * @param {string} destination
  * @returns {Promise<void[]>}
  */
-function writeAllFiles(files, destination, fs = require("fs/promises")) {
+function writeAllFiles(files, destination, fs = require("node:fs/promises")) {
   const options = { recursive: true, mode: 0o755 };
   return Promise.all(
     Object.keys(files).map(async (filename) => {
diff --git a/scripts/helpers.js b/scripts/helpers.js
index d792f8f062..32c6a426ce 100644
--- a/scripts/helpers.js
+++ b/scripts/helpers.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @ts-check
 "use strict";
 
-const path = require("path");
+const path = require("node:path");
 
 /**
  * Finds nearest relative path to a file or directory from current path.
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const path = require("path");
 function findNearest(
   fileOrDirName,
   currentDir = path.resolve(""),
-  fs = require("fs")
+  fs = require("node:fs")
 ) {
   const rootDirectory =
     process.platform === "win32"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function findNearest(
  * @param {import("node:fs").PathLike} path
  * @returns {T}
  */
-function readJSONFile(path, fs = require("fs")) {
+function readJSONFile(path, fs = require("node:fs")) {
   return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path, { encoding: "utf-8" }));
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function readJSONFile(path, fs = require("fs")) {
 function getPackageVersion(
   module,
   startDir = process.cwd(),
-  fs = require("fs")
+  fs = require("node:fs")
 ) {
   const options = { paths: [startDir] };
   const manifestPath = require.resolve(`${module}/package.json`, options);
diff --git a/scripts/init.js b/scripts/init.js
index 54a9e704d8..003fcc650e 100755
--- a/scripts/init.js
+++ b/scripts/init.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 // @ts-check
 "use strict";
 
-const { spawnSync } = require("child_process");
-const path = require("path");
+const { spawnSync } = require("node:child_process");
+const path = require("node:path");
 
 /**
  * @template T
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ function getTemplate(platforms) {
 
     require("https")
       .get(url, (res) => {
-        const fs = require("fs");
-        const os = require("os");
+        const fs = require("node:fs");
+        const os = require("node:os");
 
         const tmpDir = path.join(os.tmpdir(), "react-native-test-app");
         fs.mkdirSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true });
diff --git a/scripts/link.js b/scripts/link.js
index 40b5f6f21b..a9a97639d1 100644
--- a/scripts/link.js
+++ b/scripts/link.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // @ts-check
 
-const path = require("path");
+const path = require("node:path");
 
 const localNodeModulesPath = path.join(process.cwd(), "node_modules");
 
diff --git a/scripts/parseargs.js b/scripts/parseargs.js
index 1254a5bcd6..c323b2e5d8 100644
--- a/scripts/parseargs.js
+++ b/scripts/parseargs.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function formatHelp(description, options) {
     );
   }
 
-  const script = require("path").basename(process.argv[1]);
+  const script = require("node:path").basename(process.argv[1]);
   return [
     `usage: ${script} [options]`,
     "",
diff --git a/scripts/patch-cli-platform-android.js b/scripts/patch-cli-platform-android.js
index bf45bb16a7..bee7889063 100755
--- a/scripts/patch-cli-platform-android.js
+++ b/scripts/patch-cli-platform-android.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // @ts-check
 "use strict";
 
-const fs = require("fs");
+const fs = require("path:fs");
 
 const nativeModulesScript = "native_modules.gradle";
 
diff --git a/scripts/validate-manifest.js b/scripts/validate-manifest.js
index f6bd5ebdfe..5d6effeead 100755
--- a/scripts/validate-manifest.js
+++ b/scripts/validate-manifest.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // @ts-check
 "use strict";
 
-const path = require("path");
+const path = require("node:path");
 const { readJSONFile } = require("./helpers");
 const { generateSchema } = require("./schema");
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const BUILD_PROPS = [
  * @param {string=} startDir
  * @returns {string | undefined}
  */
-function findFile(file, startDir = process.cwd(), fs = require("fs")) {
+function findFile(file, startDir = process.cwd(), fs = require("node:fs")) {
   let currentDir = startDir;
   let candidate = path.join(currentDir, file);
   while (!fs.existsSync(candidate)) {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function makeValidator() {
  * @param {import("node:fs").PathLike | undefined} manifestPath
  * @returns {Record<string, unknown> | number}
  */
-function validateManifest(manifestPath, fs = require("fs")) {
+function validateManifest(manifestPath, fs = require("node:fs")) {
   if (!manifestPath) {
     console.error(
       `Failed to find '${APP_JSON}'. Please make sure you're in the right directory.`
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function validateManifest(manifestPath, fs = require("fs")) {
 function validate(
   outputMode = "stdout",
   projectRoot = process.cwd(),
-  fs = require("fs")
+  fs = require("node:fs")
 ) {
   const manifestPath = findFile(APP_JSON, projectRoot, fs);
   const manifest = validateManifest(manifestPath, fs);
diff --git a/windows/test-app.js b/windows/test-app.js
index e2da32efd9..7949fcd33b 100755
--- a/windows/test-app.js
+++ b/windows/test-app.js
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 // @ts-check
 "use strict";
 
-const fs = require("fs");
-const os = require("os");
-const path = require("path");
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const os = require("node:os");
+const path = require("node:path");
 const {
   findNearest,
   getPackageVersion,
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const textFileWriteOptions = { encoding: "utf-8", mode: 0o644 };
  * @param {string} src
  * @param {string} dest
  */
-function copy(src, dest, fs = require("fs")) {
+function copy(src, dest, fs = require("node:fs")) {
   fs.mkdir(dest, mkdirRecursiveOptions, (err) => {
     rethrow(err);
     fs.readdir(src, { withFileTypes: true }, (err, files) => {
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ function generateContentItems(
   assets = { assetFilters: [], assetItemFilters: [], assetItems: [] },
   currentFilter = "Assets",
   source = "",
-  fs = require("fs")
+  fs = require("node:fs")
 ) {
   const uuidv5 = (() => {
     try {
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ function generateContentItems(
  * @param {string} projectPath
  * @returns {Assets}
  */
-function parseResources(resources, projectPath, fs = require("fs")) {
+function parseResources(resources, projectPath, fs = require("node:fs")) {
   if (!Array.isArray(resources)) {
     if (resources && resources.windows) {
       return parseResources(resources.windows, projectPath, fs);
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ function copyAndReplace(
   destPath,
   replacements,
   callback = rethrow,
-  fs = require("fs")
+  fs = require("node:fs")
 ) {
   const stat = fs.statSync(srcPath);
   if (stat.isDirectory()) {
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ function copyAndReplace(
  *   singleApp?: string;
  * }} Application name, and paths to directories and files to include.
  */
-function getBundleResources(manifestFilePath, fs = require("fs")) {
+function getBundleResources(manifestFilePath, fs = require("node:fs")) {
   // Default value if manifest or 'name' field don't exist.
   const defaultName = "ReactTestApp";
 
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ function getBundleResources(manifestFilePath, fs = require("fs")) {
  * @param {string} rnwPath Path to `react-native-windows`.
  * @returns {string | null}
  */
-function getHermesVersion(rnwPath, fs = require("fs")) {
+function getHermesVersion(rnwPath, fs = require("node:fs")) {
   const jsEnginePropsPath = path.join(
     rnwPath,
     "PropertySheets",
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ function getHermesVersion(rnwPath, fs = require("fs")) {
 function generateSolution(
   destPath,
   { autolink, useHermes, useNuGet },
-  fs = require("fs")
+  fs = require("node:fs")
 ) {
   if (!destPath) {
     return "Missing or invalid destination path";
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ function generateSolution(
 
   if (autolink) {
     Promise.all([...copyTasks, solutionTask]).then(() => {
-      const { spawn } = require("child_process");
+      const { spawn } = require("node:child_process");
       spawn(
         path.join(path.dirname(process.argv0), "npx.cmd"),
         ["react-native", "autolink-windows", "--proj", reactTestAppProjectPath],
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ if (require.main === module) {
       autolink: {
         description: `Run autolink after generating the solution (this is the default on Windows)`,
         type: "boolean",
-        default: require("os").platform() === "win32",
+        default: require("node:os").platform() === "win32",
       },
       "use-hermes": {
         description: "Use Hermes JavaScript engine (experimental)",