Install nodeJS and npm on Windows with non-admin access

Step 1: Download the nodeJS.exe file from the https://nodejs.org/en/download/ by clicking on All download options and choose the right windows arch and download it.

Step 2: Choose a folder to for nodeJS. For example, C:\ProgramData\Applications\nodejs and save the downloaded file under this folder.

Step 3: Add the nodeJS folder to the environment variable PATH by executing the below command in the cmd.exe.

set PATH=C:\ProgramData\Applications\nodejs;%PATH%

Step 4: Now download the stable version of npm from the below link by replacing the version. https://registry.npmjs.org/npm/-/npm-{VERSION}.tgz

For example for npm version 6.4.1, https://registry.npmjs.org/npm/-/npm-6.4.1.tgz

Step 5: Now unzip the downloaded npm file anywhere and cd into package folder.

Step 6: Execute the following command in the cmd.exe

node bin/npm-cli.js install npm -gf

Step 7: Execute the following commands to verify the installation of nodeJS and npm.

node -v

npm -v