How do I update path npx version?

Question

When I run npx --version, it returns me v6.x.x

But after I do npm install -g npx, yarn global add npx, and it shows successful download of npx v10, running npx --version still returns me v6.x.x

Running where npx gives me:

C:\Program Files\nodejs\npx
C:\Program Files\nodejs\npx.cmd
C:\Users\Samson\AppData\Roaming\npm\npx
C:\Users\Samson\AppData\Roaming\npm\npx.cmd

this solution has been worked for me 1- sudo npm uninstall -g npx 2- sudo npm install -g npx for windows use terminal as administrator — Hamza Hmem, Mar 23 '21 at 12:14

score 14 · Answer 1 · answered May 17 '21 at 19:48

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Ran into the same issue, this is what worked for me:

Delete each one of the files listed in the output of where npx, for example del "C:\Program Files\nodejs\npx"
Run npm uninstall -g npx
Run npm install -g npx@10.2.2 (or whatever version you want to install)

After doing these steps, when I run npx --version I see the correct one, and the issue that required me to upgrade npx is fixed.

answered May 17 '21 at 19:48

jbuhacoff

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This could be related to a more broad issue with the way Windows installs node/npm. Windows defaults to the version of NPM installed in the nodeJS directory in program files rather than the one installed by npm install -g npm. It seems likely that this could also be true for NPX. https://docs.npmjs.com/try-the-latest-stable-version-of-npm – Patrick Gorman Dec 23 '22 at 18:56

How do I update path npx version?

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