NPM not working globally

Question

I am using window 7 and i can not use npm globally. My system is admin protected PC.I can not run as administrator my command prompt. I tried to set path i.e.,

set NODE_PATH %AppData%\npm\node_modules

but it did not work.please help.

David R · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-14 07:20:58Z

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Can you please try setting your PATH variable in your command prompt as given below,

set path=%PATH%;c:\Users\[YOUR_USER_ACCOUNT_DIRECTORY]\AppData\Roaming\npm;

Edit: Yes you can,

Navigate to Control Panel => User Accounts => User Accounts and do the following steps,

Hope this helps!

edited Mar 14, 2018 at 7:20

answered Mar 14, 2018 at 6:12

David R

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Animay Over a year ago

Thank you so much, it was so easy. I wasted a whole day.

Animay Over a year ago

But its working for current session only.Is there any way to set for future?.

David R Over a year ago

@Animay Check out my updated answer and follow those steps.

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