How can I update npm on Windows?

Answer 1

This works fine for me to update npm on Windows 7 x64:

• Windows start
• All Programs
• Node.js
• Node.js command prompt (alternative click)

• Run as administrator

  $ npm -g install npm

• remove C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.cmd the new npm will be at C:\Users\username\appdata\roaming\npm\npm.cmd

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Use Upgrade npm on Windows

This is the official document for a user to upgrade npm on Windows!

Here is my screenshot!

Answer 3

Download and run the latest MSI. The MSI will update your installed node and npm.

Answer 4

this is best tool to maintain version of NODE.Js i NVM

Node Version Manager (nvm) for Windows but for Windows, with an installer. Download Now! This has always been a node version manager, not an io.js manager, so there is no back-support for io.js. However, node 4+ is supported.

Answer 5

Powershell does not execute npm directly, I suggest using

.\npm install -g npm-windows-upgrade
.\npm-windows-upgrade

and it failed with:

You wanted to install npm 6.1.0, but the installed version is 3.10.10.

A common reason is an attempted "npm install npm" or "npm upgrade npm". As of today, the only solution is to completely uninstall and then reinstall Node.js. For a small tutorial, please see http://aka.ms/fix-npm-upgrade.

Please consider reporting your trouble to http://aka.ms/npm-issues.

http://aka.ms/fix-npm-upgrade <-- this is a dead link