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Fixing npm path in Windows 8 and 10

Have done a lot of googling, tried reinstalling node.js using the official installer, but my npm pathing still doesn't work.

This doesn't work

npm install foo

I get an error message saying missing module npm-cli.js

2 hours of googling later I discovered a workaround
Instead of simply 'npm' I type 

node C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js

But how can I correct my nodejs install so I can simply type 'npm' ?

Solution

  • You need to Add C:\Program Files\nodejs to your PATH environment variable. To do this follow these steps:

    1. Use the global Search Charm to search "Environment Variables"
    2. Click "Edit system environment variables"
    3. Click "Environment Variables" in the dialog.
    4. In the "System Variables" box, search for Path and edit it to include C:\Program Files\nodejs. Make sure it is separated from any other paths by a ;.

    You will have to restart any currently-opened command prompts before it will take effect.