How can I update npm on Windows?

I tried [this][1]:

sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n stable

...but it didn't work.

How do I do this on Windows?

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You can use [Chocolatey][1] 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

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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)

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.

You can use these commands:

npm cache clean
npm update -g [package....]

If you are upgrading from a previous version of node, then you will want to update all existing global packages.
You can also specify the package name to be updated.

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

This is what worked for me.

1. Open a local folder other than the one in which nodejs is installed.
2. Install npm in that folder with command `npm install npm`
3. Navigate to the folder containing node js. (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules)
4. Delete the npm folder and replace it with the npm and bin folders in the local folder.
5. Run `npm -v`. Now you would get updated version for npm.

Note: I tried installing npm directly in "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules" but it created errors.

This might help someone. Neither "npm-windows-upgrade" nor the installer alone did it for me. Powershell was still using an older version of node and npm.

So this is what I did (worked for me):
1. Download the latest installer from nodejs.org. Install node. It will update your node; everywhere (Powershell, cmd etc.).
2. Install the npm-windows-upgrade package (npm install -g npm-windows-upgrade) and run npm-windows-upgrade.

I didn't uninstall anything and didn't set any paths.

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. <br>
<br>
This'll update your ***npm***
6. To check the current version of npm
>Run ***npm --version***

[Command Prompt Screenshot][1]


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1. Start
2. Search for windows powershell
3. Right click and run as administrator
4. Type: where.exe node (returns the path of node.exe in your system. Copy this)
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-OutFile 'PATH-OF-NODE.EXE_WHICH_YOU_COPIED_JUST_NOW'
6. To check if it has worked, go to your Git bash/Normal command prompt and type: node -v
7. Here you can find the current version of node:

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