How can I update npm on Windows

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I tried this   sudo npm cache clean -f sudo npm install -g n sudo n stable      but it didn t work   How do I do this on Windows

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You can update your npm to the latest stable version with the following command:

 npm install npm@latest -g

Use PowerShell to run it. This command doesn't need windows administrator privileges and you can verify the result with npm -v

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You can use these commands   npm cache clean npm update -g  package        If you are upgrading from a previous version of node  then you will want to update all existing global packages  You can also specify the package name to be updated

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In my case  I discovered that I had two copies of Node js installed  One under  C  Program Files nodejs  and another under  C  Program Files  x86  nodejs

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For what it s worth  I had to combine several answers      Uninstall Node js in control panel Add remove programs  Delete directories  both C  Program Files  x86  nodejs  and C  Program Files nodejs  if they exist  Install the latest version  http   nodejs org download

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Start Search for windows powershell  Right click and run as administrator Type  where exe node  returns the path of node exe in your system  Copy this  wget https   nodejs org download release latest win-x64 node exe -OutFile  PATH-OF-NODE EXE WHICH YOU COPIED JUST NOW  To check if it has worked  go to your Git bash Normal command prompt and type  node -v Here you can find the current version of node  https   nodejs org en blog release

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You can use Chocolatey which is a package manager for windows  like apt-get for Debian Linux    Install fresh  you might need to uninstall previously installed versions    gt  choco install nodejs   Update to the latest version   gt  choco update nodejs   and for npm   gt  choco update npm

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I was also facing similar issues  I followed below mentioned steps and it worked for me    go to Windows  gt  Start  gt  Node js   right click on Node js command prompt click on Run as administrator  ping registry npmjs org npm view npm version cd  ProgramFiles  nodejs npm install npm latest   and npm updated successfully  Earlier I was trying for CMD and that was throwing error  may be some path issue that got resolved by running NodeJs Command Prompt  hope it ll work for you  try this

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1     Installing latest npm version  npm install    g npm latest     You can type  npm    version  to check that    2  Installing Node  a   Install node new version via following URL  https   nodejs org en download current  Follow the default choices  b   Remove C  Users  AppData Roaming NPM  c   Remove C  Users  AppData Roaming npm-cache   Optionally   d    Delete node modules folder in your current project folder   e      npm cache verify  f      npm install

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The previous answers will work installing a new version of Node js  probably the best option   but if you have a dependency on a specific Node js version then the following will work   npm install npm -g   Verify by running npm -v before and after the command

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The easiest way I found so far to update Node js is using Chocolatey  Use Chocolatey to install or update the latest version of Node js on Windows   Step 1  First  ensure that you already have Chocolatey installed  If not  use an administrative shell to install chocolatey through cmd exe or PowerShell exe  For more information  visit  https   chocolatey org docs installation  Step 2  Install with cmd exe  Run the following command      SystemRoot  System32 WindowsPowerShell v1 0 powershell exe  -NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command  iex   New-Object System Net WebClient  DownloadString  https   chocolatey org install ps1      amp  amp  SET  PATH  PATH   ALLUSERSPROFILE  chocolatey bin    To install with PowerShell exe  visit  https   chocolatey org docs installation  Step 3  Install or Update with following commands on cmd exe  on administrative mode   To Install Node js  cinst nodejs install  To Update Node js  cup nodejs install

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Use Upgrade npm on Windows  This is the official document for a user to upgrade npm on Windows   Here is my screenshot

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Download and run the latest MSI   The MSI will update your installed node and npm

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This might help someone  Neither  npm-windows-upgrade  nor the installer alone did it for me  Powershell was still using an older version of node and npm    So this is what I did  worked for me   1  Download the latest installer from nodejs org  Install node  It will update your node  everywhere  Powershell  cmd etc    2  Install the npm-windows-upgrade package  npm install -g npm-windows-upgrade  and run npm-windows-upgrade   I didn t uninstall anything and didn t set any paths

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For NodeJS  Download required node version msi from here and install  for Npm  Run PowerShell as Administrator  Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser -Force npm install -g npm-windows-upgrade npm-windows-upgrade

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To update NPM  this worked for me    Navigate in your shell to your node installation directory  eg C  Program Files  x86  nodejs run npm install npm  no -g option

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I followed  josh3737 and installed the latest MSI from the node js homepage    But I had the additional problem that I still had the old node and npm on the command line  The problem was caused by the new installation  that it was installed into   C  Program Files  x86  nodejs    instead of the previous installation in  C  Program Files nodejs    The new installation added the new directory into my path variable after the old one  So the old installation was still the active one in the path  After removing C  Program Files nodejs  from system path and C  Users     AppData Roaming npm from user path and restarting the command line the new installation was active   Maybe the least path was a local problem that has nothing to do with the new installation  I had two links to AppData Roaming npm in it  And maybe this can also be fixed by first uninstalling node js and installing the new version afterwards

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For me  after totally uninstalling node  10 29  and then installing node 4 2 2  there remained a 10 29 node exe file in my c  windows folder   I found this by using the following command   where exe node   The command returned   C  Windows node exe C  Program Files nodejs node exe   So even though I had successfully installed version 4 2 2 via the msi executable  the command  node -v  would continue to return 10 29   I resolved this by deleting this file   C  Windows node exe

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This is what worked for me    Open a local folder other than the one in which nodejs is installed  Install npm in that folder with command    npm install npm Navigate to the folder containing node js   C  Program Files nodejs node modules  Delete the npm folder and replace it with the npm and bin folders in the local folder  Run npm -v  Now you would get updated version for npm    Note  I tried installing npm directly in  C  Program Files nodejs node modules  but it created errors

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OK guys  I read  tried on Windows  all the previous stuff and all of these answers have their own disadvantages   For the best way to update Node js  at least for me   go to https   nodejs org en  Then download the last version and install it in same folder you installed the previous version in - 1 min and it s done  You don t need to remove any old files   Then update npm typing in cmd  npm install --save latest-version

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How to Update Node js    Uninstall Node js  Click the Start menu  type  Change or Remove a Program   click on the item shown  find Node js in the list and uninstall it  Delete directories  both C  Program Files  x86  nodejs  and C  Program Files nodejs  if they exist  Install the latest  https   nodejs org en download    nbsp  nbsp  nbsp  nbsp The uninstall delete install seems unnecessary  but it often is and this will save your time   nbsp  nbsp  nbsp  nbsp These instructions come from Microsoft   How to Update NPM    nbsp  nbsp  nbsp  nbsp https   www npmjs com package npm-windows-upgrade   nbsp  nbsp  nbsp  nbsp This is the official documentation for upgrading npm on windows   All was tested and working on Windows 10  2017

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Like some people  I needed to combine multiple answers  and I also needed to set a proxy   This should work for anyone  I have zero desire to run an EXE file or MSI file    uninstall  reinstall  or manually delete files and folders  That is so 1999  P   Run this to update NPM   Run PowerShell as administrator  npm i -g npm       This works   I am not thinking this code actually upgrades your npm version below  Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser -Force npm install -g npm-windows-upgrade npm-windows-upgrade   courtesy of  Robert  answer     Run this to update Node js   wget https   nodejs org download release latest win-x64 node exe -OutFile  C  Program Files  x86  nodejs node exe      courtesy of BrunoLM answer    If you get  wget   Could not find a part of the path           see below    scroll down  Reading Web Response    It s at least punching through the firewall  proxy  if you have one or have already ran the code get through      Otherwise  You might need to set your proxy  npm config set proxy  http   proxy yourcorp com 811      yes  use quotes    2 possible errors   It cannot find path of the path solution  where exe node   courtesy of Lonnie Best Answer   E g  if Node js is NOT living in  Program Files  x86   perhaps with where exe  it is living in  C  Program Files nodejs node exe    wget https   nodejs org download release latest win-x64 node exe -OutFile  C  Program Files nodejs node exe   Now perhaps it tries to upgrade but you get another error   node exe is being used by another process     Close  shutdown other consoles    command prompts and PowerShell windows  etc  Even if you re using npm in a command prompt  close it     npm -v   3 10 8   node -v       v6 6 0   DONE  I m at the version that I want

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Open PowerShell as administrator   To install a first time you can use this small script to download the latest msi and run it   nodeLatest   curl https   nodejs org download release latest   Content   findstr x64 msi  -replace   lt       gt       -replace   s          wget  https   nodejs org download release latest  nodeLatest  -OutFile  join-path  env TEMP node msi   Start-Process  join-path  env TEMP node msi    On future upgrades you can download just node exe and update npm with  wget https   nodejs org download release latest win-x64 node exe -OutFile  C  Program Files nodejs node exe  npm i -g npm   You should now have the latest node and npm     I went a little further and decided to implement a nvm for Windows   https   github com brunolm nvm  Install-Module -Name power-nvm  nvm install latest nvm default latest

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This works fine for me to update npm on Windows 7 x64    Windows start   All Programs Node js Node js command prompt  alternative click   Run as administrator    npm -g install npm remove C  Program Files nodejs npm cmd the new npm will be at C  Users username appdata roaming npm npm cmd   Hope this helps

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This works fine for me      Run   Command Prompt as Administrator  Navigate to the folder containing nodejs  eg  C  Program Files nodejs     Run   Powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted     Run   npm-windows-upgrade  This will show list of versions available to install  Just select your desired version by moving up down key  amp  Press Enter    This ll update your npm To check the current version of npm     Run   npm --version    Command Prompt Screenshot

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this is best tool to maintain version of NODE Js i NVM   Node Version Manager  nvm  for Windows but for Windows  with an installer  Download Now  This has always been a node version manager  not an io js manager  so there is no back-support for io js  However  node 4  is supported

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To install the updates  just download the installer from the Nodejs org site and run it again  The new version of Node js and NPM will replace the older versions

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follow these steps for window 10 or window 8   press WIN   R and type cmd and enter  npm i -g npm next npm i -g npm next  OR npm i -g node  version   Remove environment path C  Program Files nodejs from envrionment variable PATH   type refreshenv in cmd   Now you will have your new version which you installed    Note  If you don t remove path  You will see the previous version of node

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This is the new best way to upgrade npm on Windows   Run PowerShell as Administrator  Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser -Force npm install -g npm-windows-upgrade npm-windows-upgrade   Note  Do not run npm i -g npm  Instead use npm-windows-upgrade to update npm going forward  Also if you run the NodeJS installer  it will replace the node version    Upgrades npm in-place  where node installed it  Easy updating  update to the latest by running npm-windows-upgrade -p -v latest  Does not modify the default path  Does not change the default global package location  Allows easy upgrades and downgrades  Officially recommended by the NPM team  A list of versions matched between NPM and NODE  https   nodejs org en download releases   - but you will need to download NODE INSTALLER and run that to update node  https   nodejs org en

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Powershell does not execute npm directly  I suggest using     npm install -g npm-windows-upgrade   npm-windows-upgrade   and it failed with    You wanted to install npm 6 1 0  but the installed version is 3 10 10   A common reason is an attempted  npm install npm  or  npm upgrade npm   As of today  the only solution is to completely uninstall and then reinstall Node js  For a small tutorial  please see http   aka ms fix-npm-upgrade   Please consider reporting your trouble to http   aka ms npm-issues   http   aka ms fix-npm-upgrade  lt -- this is a dead link

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