{"id":1078,"date":"2021-12-07T11:57:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T11:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethosspace.com\/programmers\/?p=1078"},"modified":"2022-01-12T09:42:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T09:42:48","slug":"steps-to-install-cypress-on-windows-using-npm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethosspace.com\/programmers\/steps-to-install-cypress-on-windows-using-npm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Cypress on Windows using npm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Users can install cypress on windows by giving the single command &#8220;npm install cypress&#8221;. But to run this command it is important that npm is installed on the machine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to check if npm is installed on the machine or not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to command prompt and type command npm -v<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If windows show any version then npm is installed on a machine. If no version is specified then follow the a<a href=\"https:\/\/ethosspace.com\/programmers\/what-is-npm-node-js-and-how-to-install-it-on-windows\/\" title=\"What is NPM, Node JS, and how to install it on Windows?\">rticle to install npm on windows.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once NPM is available on windows then type the command &#8220;npm install cypress&#8221; and press enter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After successful installation type command &#8220;npx cypress &#8211;version&#8221; and press enter to check if cypress is installed or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C:\\Users\\Admin&gt;npx cypress &#8211;version<br>Cypress package version: 9.1.1<br>Cypress binary version: 9.1.1<br>Electron version: 15.2.0<br>Bundled Node version:<br>16.5.0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After successful installation of cypress system will create 1 directory node_modules and 1 package.json file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where node_module contain multiple folders like below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/ethosspace.com\/programmers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-2.png\" alt=\"node_module directory listing\" class=\"wp-image-1086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethosspace.com\/programmers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-2.png 741w, https:\/\/ethosspace.com\/programmers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-2-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><figcaption>Node Module Cypress Installation Folder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>package.json file will look like <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"271\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/ethosspace.com\/programmers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-3.png\" alt=\"package.json file\" class=\"wp-image-1087\"\/><figcaption>package.json dependencies <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To uninstall cypress from windows using the command line follow this article <a href=\"https:\/\/ethosspace.com\/programmers\/how-to-uninstall-cypress-using-windows-command-line\/\" title=\"https:\/\/ethosspace.com\/programmers\/how-to-uninstall-cypress-using-windows-command-line\/\">Uninstall Cypress from Windows command line.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Users can install cypress on windows by giving the single command &#8220;npm install cypress&#8221;. 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