How to completely remove node.js from Windows

Question

I uninstalled my previous version of node.js (0.8.11) and downloaded the latest, 0.10.24 from the node.js website and installed it. However, after running node --versi

Answer 1

I came here because the Remove button was not available from Add/Remove programs. It was saying "Node.js cannot be removed".

This worked:

1. Got the .msi of my installed Node version. Ran it to repair the installation just in case.
2. Opened the Administrator command prompt and ran msiexec /uninstall <node.msi>.

Answer 2

The best thing to do is to remove Node.js from the control panel. Once deleted download the desired version of Node.js and install it and it works.