Felix Rieseberg of Microsoft has published a great tool which helps updating npm on windows platforms. The repo can be found here It’s simple to use. Launch an elevated PowerShell, and then: Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser -Force npm install -g npm-windows-upgrade npm-windows-upgrade That’s it! As the readme of npm-update-windows suggests, make sure to checkout… Continue reading Updating npm on Windows