Windows setup
Download, extract, and start using Node in your terminal.
1. Download
Windows x64 (Intel / AMD) · Windows ARM64 · Checksums
2. Extract
Extract into a folder you own. Keep the bin and cmd folders together, and open your terminal in the extracted package root—not inside bin.
3. Choose your terminal
PowerShell 7
$setup = & ./bin/nvm.exe env --shell powershell
if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw 'nvm initialization failed' }
Invoke-Expression ($setup -join "`n")
nvm install 22
nvm use 22
node --version
cmd
cmd /V:OFF
cmd\init.cmd
nvm install 22
nvm use 22
node --version
Git Bash
setup=$(./bin/nvm.exe env --shell bash) && eval "$setup"
nvm install 22
nvm use 22
node --version
Initialization applies only to this terminal; repeat it in each new terminal. Run nvm deactivate to stop using the selected version.