Outdated "Upgrading on Windows" - default installation path `C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs`
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Newbie friendliness
- 85/100
- Issue type
- Documentation
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- Clearly specified
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Tech stack
- node.js
- Domain
- documentation
Research direction
Open the “Upgrading on Windows” section at the provided npm documentation URL and check the installation-path guidance. Update it to identify C:\Program Files\nodejs as the default for 64-bit Node.js installations and describe C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs as applying only to legacy 32-bit installations.
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Description
Description
On Windows 11 25H2, installing a 64-bit Node.js release, defaults to C:\Program Files\nodejs, not C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs.
The location C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs, referred to in the documentation as the default installation path for Node.js, is only used for legacy 32-bit installations. Node.js 22 is the highest release line to still support a 32-bit x86 architecture on Windows.
Potential Solution
Regarding the default installation path for Windows:
- add
C:\Program Files\nodejsfor 64-bit installation - remove
C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejsor describe it as default for legacy 32-bit installations only
URL
https://docs.npmjs.com/try-the-latest-stable-version-of-npm#upgrading-on-windows
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