'nvm' is not recognized as an internal or external command Windows

Question

Installed NVM (Node version manager ) for windows from here. Actually NVM was getting installed in Administrator account. Thought to install it in C:\Node\ directory so it would be found in CMDfor user and set environment variable as mentioned here

But nothing is working for me.

OS: Windows 10 Enterprise

Answer 1

So there are multiple answers here, and between them all, the information required to get NVM working is present, however; it's very frustrating, that people only include single steps in an answer, and are not explicit about it only being a single step, therefore, I have taken much time to rewrite the correct way to solve this issue (or answer this question).

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ADMINISTRATOR PRIVILEGES ARE REQUIRED!

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I did what the other answers had suggested, but it didn't work, and here's why...

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The other answers tell you that you need to add the Env Variables...

•     NVM_SYMLINK

•     NVM_HOME

...to your Windows PATH, which is what the other answers have submitted that you do.

Here is what the other answers fail to mention:

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You add the PATH Variables using commands with Administrator privileges, which means opening the console with administrative privileges.

It's not difficult:

1. Use the keybinding...

   • WIN + R

2. The Windows Run box should open, once you see it, type the text next to the bullet below into the text-input box.

   • cmd.exe

3. After you type cmd.exe into the text-input, do not default to clicking the ENTER button, or pressing the ENTER key. Rather than the using the sole ENTER key, you are going to instead use the key-binding below.

   • CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER

Once inside, use the following commands.

    C:\...\...>  NVM_HOME = C:\ProgramData\nvm
    C:\...\...>  NVM_SYMLINK = C:\Program Files\nodejs

At this point, NVM should work. You can test it by using the command:

    C:\...\...>  node --version

  // OUTPUT: v16.13.0  ("should print somthing like this")

-OR- more simply, just...

    C:\...\...>  node -v

  // OUTPUT: v16.13.0  ("should print somthing like this")

Answer 2

NVM_HOME & NVM_SYMLINK must be in System variables

NVM_HOME = C:\ProgramData\nvm
NVM_SYMLINK = C:\Program Files\nodejs

%NVM_HOME% , %NVM_SYMLINK% in the PATH variable under System variables .

For Powershell or command prompt

• Close all ps terminal or cmd
• Re-open in administrator mode
• Run nvm --version , you should see the version .
• for cmd , you can check the path using echo %NVM_HOME% , that should return the same value as in system variable