28 September 2018

How to update npm on Windows 8.1

Open PowerShell as Administrator

Find PowerShell: Windows key > Apps (by name) > Windows System (List organiser) > PowerShell

Then right click the PowerShell icon and select Run as Administrator

Execute the 3 commands

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser -Force
npm install -g npm-windows-upgrade
npm-windows-upgrade