title: npm command does nothing - windows
body: <p>there are a lot of people here asking the same question and I tried almost all the answers but nothing worked for me ..</p>
  
  <p>The problem is , <strong>I can't run any npm command</strong>, I installed node js from the windows installer <a href="https://nodejs.org/en/download/" rel="nofollow">here</a> , and when I write any npm command for example: "npm install" or "npm start" nothing happens, I tried reinstalling and removing paths from environment variables but no luck..</p>
  
  <p>I also tried Upgrading npm on Windows from this <a href="https://github.com/felixrieseberg/npm-windows-upgrade" rel="nofollow">link</a> , when I write this command</p>
  
  <pre><code>npm install --global --production npm-windows-upgrade
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>nothing happens , just like any other npm commands.. I tried also fixing this issue by what was written in the same page <a href="https://github.com/felixrieseberg/npm-windows-upgrade#fix-an-attempted-upgrade" rel="nofollow">here</a>  but no luck also :(</p>
  
  <p>What seems to be the problem guys ? thank you so much</p>
  
  <p><em>Those are the paths that I have in environment variables now:</em></p>
  
  <pre><code>user variables path: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\npm
  system variables path: C:\Program Files\nodejs\
  </code></pre>