Installing NodeJS thru NVM in Windows (Without Admin)

nvm_windows.md

************ UNINSTALL ANY PREVIOUS NVM AND NODEJS ************

1. Open Powershell and Execute following command

cd $Env:USERPROFILE;
Invoke-WebRequest https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jchip/nvm/v1.5.4/install.ps1 -OutFile install.ps1;
.\install.ps1 -nvmhome $Env:USERPROFILE\nvm;
del install.ps1

2. If you encounter following error

.\install.ps1 : File C:\Users\node\install.ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system.
For more information, see about_Execution_Policies at https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170.
At line:3 char:1
+ .\install.ps1 -nvmhome $Env:USERPROFILE\nvm;
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : SecurityError: (:) [], PSSecurityException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnauthorizedAccess

3. Execute following command to override #2 error

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

• Provide answer as "Y"

  Execution Policy Change
  The execution policy helps protect you from scripts that you do not trust. Changing the execution policy might expose
  you to the security risks described in the about_Execution_Policies help topic at
  https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170. Do you want to change the execution policy?
  [Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "N"): 
  

4. Execute following command

cd $Env:USERPROFILE;
Invoke-WebRequest https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jchip/nvm/v1.5.4/install.ps1 -OutFile install.ps1;
.\install.ps1 -nvmhome $Env:USERPROFILE\nvm;
del install.ps1

• NVM should be installed

  
  Got NVM_HOME C:\Users\node\nvm from command line
  Default NVM_LINK to C:\Users\node\nvm\nodejs\bin
  Retrieving https://nodejs.org/dist/v18.12.1/node-v18.12.1-win-x64.zip
  Retrieving https://registry.npmjs.org/@jchip/nvm/-/nvm-1.5.4.tgz
  Installing Node v18.12.1...
  Node.js v18.12.1 installed.
  The operation completed successfully.
  NVM installed, Node.js version v18.12.1 activated.
  

5. Execute to Verify NVM installation

nvm ls

• Installed NVM

  PS C:\Users\node> nvm ls
  v12.22.12
  * v18.12.1 (linked)
  

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Ref: https://github.com/jchip/nvm

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