How to remove NodeJS from Windows

Follow below steps to remove NodeJS from your PC/Windows.

Uninstall nodejs from Control Panel->Programs ->Uninstall a Program

Clear all temporary files from below locations:

• 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)
• C:\Users\{User}\.npmrc (and possibly check for that without the . prefix too)
• C:\Users\{User}\AppData\Local\Temp\npm-*

Also remove if there is any other reference for node.js is available by running command


where node

If you found any other reference than remove it from that location.

Restart your PC once above operation or task is completed.

For more detail Reference URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20711240/how-to-completely-remove-node-js-from-windows

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