NodeJS for windows 7 [duplicate]

Question

I am trying to install NodeJS for windows 7. I tried installing the most recent NodeJS but it is not compatible with Windows 7. I was wondering if anyone knows what is the latest version of NodeJS you can install on Windows 7? Thank you.

Answer 1

Update: Oct 2021, the latest versions working with below "trick" are:

• Node v14.16.1 (or older but not below v14.5.0)
• Node v15.8.0 (or older but not below v15.0.0)

Because Node updated from libuv v1.40 to v1.41, and with that, causing Win7 errors: ws2_32.dll does not have GetHostNameW function (or something alike).

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The workaround Method ^{(for versions mentioned above)}

The v12.x branch seems to continue supporting Win7 (tested 2021 with Node v12.22.7).

But I needed 14.x version-branch and ended solving problem;
I just installed Node 14.15.0, like:

• Go to Node-downloads
• Download the Windows Binary (.zip) (either 32/64 bit)
• Extract it in the directory where your node is installed and say yes to replace all files (remember that the zip comes with npm, which is in node_modules/npm directory; I didn't copy from the zip because I already updated npm before replacing the files)
• Create an Environment variable called: NODE_SKIP_PLATFORM_CHECK and set it to 1
• Ready to use Node in Windows 7 for now.

Answer 2

Latest node.js version that (officially) supports Windows 7 is 13.6.0. https://nodejs.org/download/release/v13.6.0/

Answer 3

It seems that v13.14.0 is the last installer that works on Window 7

go here and select the package related to your version of windows 32 / 64 bits:

https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v13.x/

Answer 4

I just install in Windows 7 x64 this version

https://nodejs.org/download/release/v13.14.0/