# felixrieseberg/npm-windows-upgrade

:rocket: Upgrade npm on Windows

Repository: https://github.com/felixrieseberg/npm-windows-upgrade
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/npm-windows-upgrade
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: npm, windows, nodejs, microsoft
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-05-10T13:07:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4084, "days_push": 1941, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2504, forks 145 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:57.059031+00:00)

## What it is
A small command-line tool that automates upgrading npm on Windows, handling the manual PowerShell/CMD path steps normally required. It lists available npm versions and installs the chosen one from an elevated PowerShell.

## Use cases
- upgrade npm on windows
- fix npm not updating on windows
- install specific npm version on windows
- downgrade npm on windows
- automate npm upgrade in powershell

## When to choose
- you're on Windows and npm's built-in updater fails or requires manual path fixes
- you need to pin or downgrade to a specific npm version on Windows

## When to avoid
- you're on macOS or Linux where npm self-updates normally
- you need a maintained tool - the project hasn't seen active development since 2021
- you're already on a modern Node.js installer that manages npm updates

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, package-manager, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: npm, npm-upgrade, powershell, nodejs, windows-installer, command-line

## Member repositories
- felixrieseberg/npm-windows-upgrade (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:57.059031+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:26:44.956051+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/felixrieseberg/npm-windows-upgrade (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:57.059031+00:00, sha 17138e8db910)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-windows-upgrade (fetched 2026-08-29T10:08:59.455261+00:00, sha 55d0065e0b29)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.