{"id":1508,"date":"2020-06-03T11:41:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T11:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learn.raghwendra.com\/?p=9"},"modified":"2022-05-19T04:53:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T04:53:22","slug":"install-download-node-js-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raghwendra.com\/blog\/install-download-node-js-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install [Download] NPM and Node.js on Windows ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

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The developer or student, who wants to build frontend or backend node.js web application<\/a>, must need to download and install the node.js environment on your laptop or desktop. The node.js framework can be installed in multiple ways on your system. The Node.js application is available for Windows, Os X and Ubuntu operating systems. Here we show that how to install Node.js on Windows 10 OS.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Prerequisites<\/strong>
This guide assumes that you are using Windows 10. Before you begin, you should have a user account with installation privileges and should have unrestricted access to all mentioned web sites in this document.
Audience:<\/strong>
This document can be referred by anyone who wants to install latest Node.js on windows 10
System requirements
\u2022 Windows 10 OS
\u2022 4 GB RAM
\u2022 10 GB free space<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What is Node.js ?<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform JavaScript run-time environment that executes JavaScript code outside of a browser. In the Node.js environment, developers use JavaScript code to develop wide variety of applications like network applications, command line tools, web api, web applications etc. You need Node.js for dev tooling (like local web server with live reloading features) and dev experience.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What is NPM\/NPX?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Npm means -\u201cnode package manager\u201d, it is a dependency management tool for JavaScript applications. This tool will help to install and the libraries and other tools to support react development.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

NPM – Node Packages Manager helps to install packages globally and locally. But didn’t check dependency between multiple packages.
NPX – A tool for executing Node packages with checking dependency issues.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Let\u2019s start with Node.js installation post completion on Node.js.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1.Download Node.js<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u2022 Visit Node.js download page here<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u2022 Click on windows Installer to download the latest version of node.js installer.
2.Install Node.js<\/strong>
\u2022 Click on the downloaded node.js installer node-vxx.xx.xx.msi (for example node-v10.15.0.msi) . Please click Next<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u2022 By clicking next in above step, you will be asked to accept license, please accept by clicking checkbox and click Next<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u2022 Click Next : To select the installation path on your computer<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u2022 Click Next : If you have not much idea about selection leave the standard and click on next button.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u2022 Click Install, this may need elevated permissions, provide necessary rights requested. This step would take several minutes to finish installation<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u2022 Click Finish : Hey node installed, just click on finish button.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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How to Test your Node Js Installation?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u2022 Open command prompt and run below command to test node<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

node -v<\/code><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
You should see an output like below (Note: Your version may vary depending on your date of installing as Node.js team make an aggressive release but make sure your node version is > v10.0.0)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\u2022 Open command prompt and run below command to test npm<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
npm -v<\/code><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

You should see an output like below (Note: Your version may vary depending on your date of installing as Node.js team make an aggressive release but make sure your npm version is >5 )<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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So all set and not your windows computer or laptop is ready with NPM\/NPX package manager with Node Js. Now you can start the web development application work<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
How to Uninstall Node.js?<\/strong>
To uninstall previously installed Node.js follow below steps
\u2022 Press windows + R to open run and type appwiz.cpl and press ok.
\u2022 This will open Programs and Features the look for node.js
\u2022 Double click node.js or right click and select uninstall which will prompt as below and then choose, Yes
\u2022 Node.js uninstallation process will initiate and would ask you to authorize the same via user control. Choose Yes, this will take a while and complete.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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