NPM downgrading not taking effect-CodePudding

Currently on version 8.5.3 and trying to downgrade to v6. The output seems fine but the result is still 8.5.3 even after restarting shells/OS:

PS C:\Users\myUser> npm install -g npm@latest-6

removed 384 packages, changed 3 packages, and audited 54 packages in 8s

found 0 vulnerabilities
PS C:\Users\myUser> npm --version
8.5.3

Powershell is being run with administration privileges, due to some errors when running it without privileges.

CodePudding user response：

Instead of using:

npm install -g npm@latest-6

Use this:

npm install -g [email protected]

And after that reboot (restart) your computer

CodePudding user response：

for your version please use npm install -g [email protected]

for latest version please use npm install -g npm@latest