I am trying to downgrade my version of node
I ran:
npm install nvm
and I exported the bin folder to my Windows path variable,
C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin
but I still get:
'nvm' is not recognized as a an internal or external command.
Should I be adding another path to my path variable?
1.downlad nvm
2.install chocolaty
3.change C:\Program Files\node to C:\Program Files\nodejsx
emphasized textThe first thing that we need to do is install NVM. website : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/nodejs/setup-on-windows
First off, I use nvm on linux machine.
When looking at the documentation for nvm at https://www.npmjs.org/package/nvm, it recommendations that you install nvm globally using the -g
switch.
npm install -g nvm
Also there is a . in the path variable that they recommend.
export PATH=./node_modules/.bin:$PATH
so maybe your path should be
C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\\.bin
I created a universal nvm that works on both Unix (bash) and Windows, base on another simple nvm.
It doesn't need admin on Windows, but requires PowerShell 4+ and the right to execute scripts.
An alternative to nvm-windows, which is mentioned in other answers would be Nodist.
I've had some issues with nvm-windows and admin privileges, which Nodist doesn't seem to have.
Nvm can be used to manage various node version :
Step1: Download nvm for Windows
Step2: Choose nvm-setup.zip
Step3: Unzip & click on installer.
Step4: Check if nvm properly installed, In new command prompt type nvm
Step5: Install node js using nvm :
nvm install <version> : The version can be a node.js version or "latest" for the latest stable version
Step6: check node version - node -v
Step7(Optional)If you want to install another version of node js - Use STEP 5 with different version.
Step8: Check list node js version - nvm list
Step9: If you want to use specific node version do - nvm use <version>
The first thing that we need to do is install NVM.
To upgrade, run the new installer. It will safely overwrite the files it needs to update without touching your node.js installations. Make sure you use the same installation and symlink folder. If you originally installed to the default locations, you just need to click “next” on each window until it finishes.
Credits Directly copied from : https://digitaldrummerj.me/windows-running-multiple-versions-of-node/
NVM Installation & usage on Windows
Below are the steps for NVM Installation on Windows:
NVM stands for node version manager, which will help to switch between node versions while also allowing to work with multiple npm versions.
nvm list
to check list of installed node versions.nvm use 6.9.3
to switch versions.For more info
As an node manager alternative you can use Volta from LinkedIn.
Source: Stackoverflow.com