npm install fails with error C2373 with vs2015 update 3

Question

After reinstalling my machine with windows 10, setting it up with Visual Studio 2015 I encountered this error on installing my git repositories:

→ npm

Answer 1

An alternative solution that doesn't involve messing with npm installation is to run

SET CL=-DDELAYIMP_INSECURE_WRITABLE_HOOKS %CL%

before running npm install