diff --git a/include/vcpkg/tools.h b/include/vcpkg/tools.h
index 8572d13117..99c1218851 100644
--- a/include/vcpkg/tools.h
+++ b/include/vcpkg/tools.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
         static const std::string POWERSHELL_CORE = "powershell-core";
         static const std::string NUGET = "nuget";
         static const std::string ARIA2 = "aria2";
+        static const std::string NODE = "node";
         static const std::string IFW_INSTALLER_BASE = "ifw_installerbase";
         static const std::string IFW_BINARYCREATOR = "ifw_binarycreator";
         static const std::string IFW_REPOGEN = "ifw_repogen";
diff --git a/src/vcpkg/base/files.cpp b/src/vcpkg/base/files.cpp
index c80aa2d616..3fceb331b8 100644
--- a/src/vcpkg/base/files.cpp
+++ b/src/vcpkg/base/files.cpp
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ namespace
         else
         {
             stdfs::remove(current_entry.path(), ec);
-            if (err.check_ec(ec, current_entry)) return;
         }
 
         err.check_ec(ec, current_entry);
@@ -463,7 +462,23 @@ namespace
 
     void vcpkg_remove_all(const Path& base, std::error_code& ec, Path& failure_point)
     {
-        stdfs::directory_entry entry(to_stdfs_path(base), ec);
+        std::wstring wide_path;
+        const auto& native_base = base.native();
+        // Attempt to handle paths that are too long in recursive delete by prefixing absolute ones with
+        // backslash backslash question backslash
+        // See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation
+        // We are conservative and only accept paths that begin with a drive letter prefix because other forms
+        // may have more Win32 path normalization that we do not replicate herein.
+        // (There are still edge cases we don't handle, such as trailing whitespace or nulls, but
+        // for purposes of remove_all, we never supported such trailing bits)
+        if (has_drive_letter_prefix(native_base.data(), native_base.data() + native_base.size()))
+        {
+            wide_path = L"\\\\?\\";
+        }
+
+        wide_path.append(Strings::to_utf16(native_base));
+
+        stdfs::directory_entry entry(wide_path, ec);
         translate_not_found_to_success(ec);
         if (ec)
         {
diff --git a/src/vcpkg/base/system.process.cpp b/src/vcpkg/base/system.process.cpp
index 168bb8b267..57bacdb511 100644
--- a/src/vcpkg/base/system.process.cpp
+++ b/src/vcpkg/base/system.process.cpp
@@ -329,6 +329,9 @@ namespace vcpkg
             L"IFORT_COMPILER19",
             L"IFORT_COMPILER20",
             L"IFORT_COMPILER21",
+            // Environment variables used by wrapper scripts to allow us to set environment variables in parent shells
+            L"Z_VCPKG_POSTSCRIPT",
+            L"Z_VCPKG_UNDO",
         };
 
         const Optional<std::string> keep_vars = get_environment_variable("VCPKG_KEEP_ENV_VARS");
diff --git a/src/vcpkg/tools.cpp b/src/vcpkg/tools.cpp
index d4e1fa115c..e825a836c2 100644
--- a/src/vcpkg/tools.cpp
+++ b/src/vcpkg/tools.cpp
@@ -418,6 +418,50 @@ Copyright (C) 2006, 2019 Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa
         }
     };
 
+    struct NodeProvider : ToolProvider
+    {
+        virtual const std::string& tool_data_name() const override { return Tools::NODE; }
+        virtual const std::string& exe_stem() const override { return Tools::NODE; }
+        virtual std::array<int, 3> default_min_version() const override { return {16, 12, 0}; }
+
+        virtual void add_special_paths(std::vector<Path>& out_candidate_paths) const override
+        {
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+            const auto& program_files = get_program_files_platform_bitness();
+            if (const auto pf = program_files.get()) out_candidate_paths.push_back(*pf / "nodejs" / "node.exe");
+            const auto& program_files_32_bit = get_program_files_32_bit();
+            if (const auto pf = program_files_32_bit.get()) out_candidate_paths.push_back(*pf / "nodejs" / "node.exe");
+#else
+            // TODO: figure out if this should do anything on non-windows
+            (void)out_candidate_paths;
+#endif
+        }
+
+        virtual ExpectedS<std::string> get_version(const VcpkgPaths&, const Path& exe_path) const override
+        {
+            auto cmd = Command(exe_path).string_arg("--version");
+            auto rc = cmd_execute_and_capture_output(cmd);
+            if (rc.exit_code != 0)
+            {
+                return {Strings::concat(std::move(rc.output), "\n\nFailed to get version of ", Tools::NODE, "\n"),
+                        expected_right_tag};
+            }
+
+            // Sample output: v16.12.0
+            auto start = rc.output.begin();
+            if (start == rc.output.end() || *start != 'v')
+            {
+                return {Strings::concat(std::move(rc.output), "\n\nUnexpected output of ", Tools::NODE, " --version\n"),
+                        expected_right_tag};
+            }
+
+            ++start;
+            char newlines[] = "\r\n";
+            auto end = std::find_first_of(start, rc.output.end(), &newlines[0], &newlines[2]);
+            return {std::string(start, end), expected_left_tag};
+        }
+    };
+
     struct GitProvider : ToolProvider
     {
         std::string m_exe = "git";
@@ -651,6 +695,7 @@ gsutil version: 4.58
                 }
                 if (tool == Tools::NUGET) return get_path(paths, NuGetProvider());
                 if (tool == Tools::ARIA2) return get_path(paths, Aria2Provider());
+                if (tool == Tools::NODE) return get_path(paths, NodeProvider());
                 if (tool == Tools::IFW_INSTALLER_BASE) return get_path(paths, IfwInstallerBaseProvider());
                 if (tool == Tools::MONO) return get_path(paths, MonoProvider());
                 if (tool == Tools::GSUTIL)