# nvm v2.0.1-hotfix.1

- Product: nvm (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/nvm)
- Vendor: nvm-windows
- Date: 2026-09-04
- Version: v2.0.1-hotfix.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/releases/tag/v2.0.1-hotfix.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/nvm/releases/v2.0.1-hotfix.1
- Labels: Pre-release

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- **fixed** — Drop /V robocopy flag to speed up v1->v2 copy-then-delete migration process
- **fixed** — Assure shim path points to DataRoot instead of ProgramRoot
- **fixed** — Harden custom-root ACLs and unblock installer shim finalize
- **added** — Prewarm node and common package-manager shims after install finalize
- **fixed** — Limit install/uninstall process scan to NVM path roots
- **fixed** — Repair runtime ACLs and self-elevate doctor autofix for NVM4305
- **fixed** — Resolve ProgramRoot for nvm/reshim so custom DataRoot resign works
- **fixed** — Restore waited shim prewarm on silent reshim for nvm use/install

#### NVM for Windows v2.0.1-hotfix.1

Unsigned community build from `cli/src/manifest.json` version `2.0.1-hotfix.1`.
Architectures: amd64, arm64.

Assets per arch: Inno Setup installer (`*-setup.exe`) and prebuilt `sync.exe` (`*-sync.exe`) for public `-DownloadSync` builds.

Hotfix stamp applied at build time via the Community Release `hotfix` workflow input (manifest base left unchanged in git).

##### Commits

###### nvm-windows/nvm
* [`1000005`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/10000053f262ef954dfc823a22f1b248763564ec) chore: update README release badges (github-actions[bot])
* [`860d693`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/860d693891d786e20798af2e60fbe8e15b117081) Fix badge formatting in README.md (Corey Butler)
* [`bcd2166`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/bcd21669f912c4c8be7870d7f59ecbf3ff858df9) Drop /V robocopy flag to speed up v1->v2 copy-then-delete migration process. (coreybutler)
* [`6dbb801`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/6dbb801fcbed15aa679750fa7b164dfd3b4f9aee) Fixed build process SHA labels for release (coreybutler)
* [`35ed2b0`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/35ed2b0776a63b5248648b1a28840d813a1a0981) Merge branch 'main' of github.com:nvm-windows/nvm (coreybutler)
* [`3e668cc`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/3e668cc7637638e544c1de8a218b0e41435b6334) assure shim path points to DataRoot instead of ProgramRoot. Closes #1388 (coreybutler)
* [`dd7bef4`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/dd7bef4a6933883eec0b1e717d5183afd2031424) Revise contributors section in README.md (Corey Butler)
* [`54a23db`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/54a23db3af9ac8837251fb3b24b1fb9b9b1f4844) add contribution log (coreybutler)
* [`385b5fa`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/385b5faea34f13f85f38b03ff7ee0baf95dfb09a) remove unnecessary AI slop (coreybutler)
* [`047fb32`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/047fb320b643b94212f0ba3ee573a9acc6abe75b) updated contributor thanks (coreybutler)
* [`1bca39e`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/1bca39e6d326713fa31f9559ad50b2840621e0a9) Harden custom-root ACLs and unblock installer shim finalize. (coreybutler)
* [`2816ec8`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/2816ec875d3f6a9d497cda792c11fe4bd03fa865) Add hotfix build support (coreybutler)
* [`905085a`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/905085ad9dfe4ab4b4b4b176757e0ca61d630bbc) inverted hotfix build so it is always a prerelease (coreybutler)
* [`d14e6ac`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/d14e6ac19c34d9be80c42020f7f5fb2b74eb946f) version bump (coreybutler)
* [`3a77234`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/3a77234347908da18bed09bcd822a2ff209d2d14) build comment fix (coreybutler)
* [`0d9047b`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/0d9047b420b301461bbd2ec54810e6432ea45b9f) resolve innosetup bad flag/brace comment (coreybutler)
* [`3a26cc3`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/3a26cc34c96bd83b2b9c8c2a2434f4603212e65b) chore: update release docs (badges + contributors) (github-actions[bot])
* [`a4c0e82`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/a4c0e825bf52dc6a0733e40c4e00d2d77df80f61) Prewarm node and common package-manager shims after install finalize (coreybutler)
* [`7abd5fa`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/7abd5fa1a03441e31c39e04343b335db437a5df9) Limit install/uninstall process scan to NVM path roots (coreybutler)
* [`5dac85f`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/nvm/commit/5dac85f2a29b34a487a9bdf2bd048528b850d237) Merge branch 'main' of github.com:nvm-windows/nvm (coreybutler)

###### nvm-windows/cli
* [`1368429`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/cli/commit/1368429762bac258ffafcbfa92e66e89ce54caa7) Repair runtime ACLs and self-elevate doctor autofix for NVM4305 (coreybutler)
* [`34dc6c1`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/cli/commit/34dc6c110777a2fa61a781776a37da472313c2f5) version bump (coreybutler)

###### nvm-windows/common
* [`cb55664`](https://github.com/nvm-windows/common/commit/cb556642f55e8d0b685e0327878a

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