Different NPM version used when generating React app

Question

When I try to create the starter React tutorial app using powershell, I get the below error:

"You are using npm 2.15.12 so the project will be boostrapped with an old unsupported version of tools".

"Please update to npm 3 or higher for a better, fully supported experience".

However, my NPM version is 6.11.3 as seen below.

What I have tried:

I have ran powershell as admin as answered in this question and restart.
I have also uninstalled and reinstalled Nodejs completely.

Try searching for some older versions of node that may come with other packages by typing { where node } in CMD to locate all versions — Celso Wellington, Sep 25 '19 at 22:12

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 25 '19 at 22:48

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So after an extra hour digging around, I saw a few posts with similar (but not exactly) the same issue. I decided to install Yarn and install with that. After install, I ran yarn cache clean and ran npx create-react-app your-app and it worked. Sorry for bothering you all.

answered Sep 25 '19 at 22:48

Niall Lonergan

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Solved my problem too! – Mosh Jan 28 '20 at 02:13

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 02 '21 at 16:57

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I had the same problem. I'm running WSL with ubuntu, and yarn cache clear didn't work, but I noticed a node modules directory created in the project. I think it was messing with the node version so I deleted it. It worked

answered Apr 02 '21 at 16:57

NoDanke

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Different NPM version used when generating React app

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