How to install older version of node.js on Windows?

For windows, best is: nvm-windows

1)install the .exe

2)restart (otherwise, nvm will not be undefined)

3)run CMD as admin,

4)nvm use 5.6.0

Note: You MUST run as Admin to switch node version every time.


Go here and find the version you want to install and then download the correct msi file and run the installer. You cannot install node by running this command, also the error you receive is stating that npm is not on your path which suggests machine doesn't currently have node installed on it


Just uninstall whatever node version you have in your system. Then go to this site https://nodejs.org/download/release/ and choose your desired version like for me its like v7.0.0/ and click on that go get .msi file of that. Finally you will get installer in your system, so install it. It will solve all your problems.


run:

npm install -g [email protected]

- or whatever version you want after the @ symbol (This works as of 2019)