Using Node Version Manager (nvm) with Windows

Node version manager, or NVM is quite a useful tool when working with different versions of node.js. To use it with windows is a bit different, albeit a bit more simpler.

  1. Download the installer for nvm for Windows here:

https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows/releases

That’s pretty much it. After installing you’ll be able to use nvm.

Below is some of the command that you will be frequently using:

Get the latest node version and install it

nvm install node

Install specific version

To see the version to use, visit the release page of the node.js. as of writing, current version is 12.8.3.

nvm install <version>

use specific version of node.js

nvm use <version or "node">

List installed node.js version

nvm list

Result: