How to completely uninstall Node.js and npm from Windows

Learn, how to completely uninstall node.js and npm from a Windows operating system.

Uninstalling the Node.js

1. Clear the npm cache by running the following command in your terminal.

npm cache clean --force

2. Go to the windows control panel and click on Uninstall a program, select Node.js and click on uninstall tab to uninstall the node and npm successfully.

3. Restart your system.

4. Verify if node.js and npm are completely uninstalled from your system using:

node -v

If the above command prints command not found then you’re successfully uninstalled, otherwise look into the below directories and remove the contents manually.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Nodejs
C:\Program Files\Nodejs
C:\Users\{User}\AppData\Roaming\npm (or %appdata%\npm)
C:\Users\{User}\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache (or %appdata%\npm-cache)

You can also learn, How to uninstall node and npm from macos.