I know this is a pretty old post but I just achieved this yesterday and wanted to add my answer for anyone looking to do the same. if you're using CMD this solution will not work for you also why? why are you still using CMD?

Type the below command to verify if your nvm installation was successful.So this answer is for windows users that are using git bash or some other console emulator like cmder.

Click on Install & once it completes, click on the 'Finish' button.Ĭonfirm that the 'NVM' successfully installed.

You should have the file nvm-setup.exe extracted in the same folder.ĭouble-Click on the executable file to launch the installer.

Unzip/Extract the contents to the same folder.

The Zip file should have been downloaded to your Downloads folder (or where ever you have configured your downloads to be saved).

Using your browser navigate to the Git repository for nvm-windows located over here.Ĭlick on the 'nvm-setup.zip' link from the 'assets' table as shown in the image below.

So, if you have installed Node.js, you'll have npm installed as well. It is a tool that allows you to install JavaScript packages. Node.js - It is a platform for running JavaScript applications. It allows you to pick and choose the Node.js version that you wish to use. It is a tool that allows you to download and install Node.js. So, feel free, to skip this section, if you are already familiar. I wanted to mention the following terminologies for absolute beginners. This article is more of a user guide for folks who are interested to install a Node Version Manager for Windows 10 Operating System. The reason I choose to do that is because I usually have to work with multiple applications that need require different Node.js versions, and using a node version manager (NVM) it is very easy to switch versions. I usually prefer to use a Node Version Manager to install Node.js. I had recently purchased a Windows 10 laptop and I wanted to install Node.js.

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