How can I update npm on Windows?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

This works fine for me

1. Run Command Prompt as Administrator

2. Navigate to the folder containing nodejs (eg. C:\Program Files\nodejs)

3. Run Powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

4. Run npm-windows-upgrade

5. This will show list of versions available to install. Just select your desired version by moving up/down key & Press Enter.
   
   This'll update your npm
6. To check the current version of npm

   Run npm --version

Command Prompt Screenshot

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

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)

> choco install nodejs

Update to the latest version

> choco update nodejs

and for npm

> choco update npm

Answer 5

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'))" && 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

Answer 6

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)