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I am working on a node application. Where I have to work with robotjs. When I tried to install the package to my node app, I am getting some error.

Activating extension 'x' failed: The module '\\? 
\d:\x\app\node_modules\robotjs\build\Release\robotjs.node'
was compiled against a different Node.js version using
NODE_MODULE_VERSION 72. This version of Node.js requires
NODE_MODULE_VERSION 75. Please try re-compiling or re-installing
the module (for instance, using `npm rebuild` or `npm install`)

I thought It might be because of my Node version. S0 I change my node version from v12.18.3 to v14.9.0.

But after changing that, I am getting.

Activating extension 'x' failed: The module 
'\\?\d:\x\app\node_modules\robotjs\build\Release\robotjs.node' 
was compiled against a different Node.js version using NODE_MODULE_VERSION 83. 
This version of Node.js requires NODE_MODULE_VERSION 75. 
Please try re-compiling or re-installing the module (for instance, using `npm rebuild` or `npm 
install`)

After searching about my problem and robotjs I have found out this robotjs-stackoverflow.

But that is also not working for me. I tried to rebuild the robotjs package targeting NODE_MODULE_VERSION 75. Still the same issue.

After a little bit of digging, I found out that there is no node version that contained NODE_MODULE_VERSION 75. Check the NODE_MODULE_VERSION column. Then why I am getting the error. Any help?

Amjad
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Try these approaches

1)You have to rebuild the package and tell npm to update it's binary too. Try:

npm rebuild robotjs --update-binary

  1. if it doesn't work, You need to remove the module folder (robotjs) from the node_modules folder and reinstall it, use the following commands:

      rm -rf node_modules/robotjs

  npm install

Refer this for more Node - was compiled against a different Node.js version using NODE_MODULE_VERSION 51

Here is the list node_module version https://nodejs.org/en/download/releases/

3 npm cache clean --force Try following these steps if you are on windows

Jatin Mehrotra
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  • No result, Still same error. tried both `npm rebuild robotjs --update-binary` and `.\node_modules\.bin\electron-rebuild.cmd`. After applying `npm rebuild robotjs --update-binary` error is same but after applying `.\node_modules\.bin\electron-rebuild.cmd` error change from `NODE_MODULE_VERSION 72 to 83`. Can you tell me what the error trying to mean `This version of Node.js requires NODE_MODULE_VERSION 75` ?? – Amjad Sep 02 '20 at 19:43
  • npm rebuild using your local node , which isn't what robotjs has.This is what error means. – Jatin Mehrotra Sep 03 '20 at 01:23
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this actually solve my problem

npm i robotjs

npm i -D electron-rebuild

npm install -g node-gyp

npx electron-rebuild -f -t prod,optional,dev -w robotjs
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