From 32cba87f88f210158a07ecfc4a144324184bbb79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tommy Nguyen <4123478+tido64@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:59:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(metro-config): fix asset URLs not being restored when
 targeting Windows

---
 .changeset/angry-llamas-sip.md     |  5 +++++
 packages/metro-config/src/index.js | 14 +++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/angry-llamas-sip.md

diff --git a/.changeset/angry-llamas-sip.md b/.changeset/angry-llamas-sip.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76264ee365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/angry-llamas-sip.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@rnx-kit/metro-config": patch
+---
+
+Fixed asset URLs not being restored when targeting Windows
diff --git a/packages/metro-config/src/index.js b/packages/metro-config/src/index.js
index c12e860465..64e525bd0a 100644
--- a/packages/metro-config/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/metro-config/src/index.js
@@ -320,7 +320,19 @@ function additionalConfig(projectRoot, inputConfig) {
     ];
   } else {
     const { restoreAssetURL } = require("./assetPlugins/escapeAssetURLs.js");
-    config.server = { rewriteRequestUrl: restoreAssetURL };
+    config.server = {
+      // Some platforms (notably Windows) still prefer `enhanceMiddleware` over
+      // `rewriteRequestUrl`. We need to set both to ensure asset URLs are
+      // properly restored.
+      enhanceMiddleware: (middleware) => {
+        /** @type {import("connect").NextHandleFunction} */
+        return (req, res, next) => {
+          req.url = restoreAssetURL(req.url ?? "");
+          return middleware(req, res, next);
+        };
+      },
+      rewriteRequestUrl: restoreAssetURL,
+    };
 
     transformer.assetPlugins = [
       require.resolve("./assetPlugins/escapeAssetURLs.js"),