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Steps to update npm on Windows
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npm-updater.txt
**This is the new best way to upgrade npm on Windows.**
**Run PowerShell as Administrator**
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser -Force
npm install -g npm-windows-upgrade
npm-windows-upgrade
Note: Do not run `npm i -g npm`. Instead use npm-windows-upgrade to update npm going forward. Also if you run the NodeJS installer, it will replace the node version.
- Upgrades npm in-place, where node installed it. Easy updating, update
to the latest by running npm-windows-upgrade -p -v latest.
- Does not modify the default path.
- Does not change the default global package location.
- Allows easy upgrades and downgrades.
- Officially recommended by the NPM team. A list of versions matched between NPM and NODE (https://nodejs.org/en/download/releases/) - but you will need to download NODE INSTALLER and run that to update node
(https://nodejs.org/en/)
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