How to include the path for the node binary npm was executed with

Question

Windows, VSC, Running npm start got this

npm WARN lifecycle The node binary used for scripts is C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe but npm

Answer 1

Conflict between your node binary and your npm

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In case the error looks something like:

npm is trying to use the same node as the one it use to run itself.

resolve this conflict by adding the node directory to your PATH:

npm config set scripts-prepend-node-path true

From the npm documentation:

npm run sets the NODE environment variable to the node executable with which npm is executed. Also, if the --scripts-prepend-node-path is passed, the directory within which node resides is added to the PATH