How to Install Node.js and NPM on Windows
Installation Steps
- Download the Windows installer from the Nodes.js web site: https://nodejs.org/.
- Run the installer (the .msi file you downloaded in the previous step.)
- Follow the prompts in the installer (Accept the license agreement, click the NEXT button a bunch of times and accept the default installation settings).
- Restart your computer. You won’t be able to run Node.js until you restart your computer.
Test !!!
Make sure you have Node and NPM installed by running simple commands to see what version of each is installed and to run a simple test program:
- Test Node. To see if Node is installed, open the Windows Command Prompt, Powershell or a similar command line tool, and type
node -v
. This should print a version number, so you’ll see something like thisv0.10.35
. - Test NPM. To see if NPM is installed, type
npm -v
in Terminal. This should print NPM’s version number so you’ll see something like this1.4.28
- Create a test file and run it. A simple way to test that node.js works is to create a JavaScript file: name it
hello.js
, and just add the codeconsole.log('Node is installed!');
. To run the code simply open your command line program, navigate to the folder where you save the file and typenode hello.js
. This will start Node and run the code in thehello.js
file. You should see the outputNode is installed!
.
How to Uninstall Node and NPM
You uninstall Node.js and NPM the same as you would most Windows software:
- Open the Windows Control Panel
- Choose the “Programs and Features” option
- Click the “Uninstall a program” option
- Select Node.js, and click the Uninstall link.
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