!Install Node.js Download at [https://nodejs.org/en/] and install all !Upgrade npm on Windows 1. run __PowerShell as administrator__ {{{ Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser -Force npm-windows-upgrade --npm-version latest }}} See npm-windows-upgrade -h !Upgrade Angular CLI (ng) {{{ npm uninstall -g angular-cli npm install -g @angular/cli@latest }}} !Project Update {{{ npm uninstall @angular-devkit/build-angular npm install @angular-devkit/build-angular ng update --all --force npm install @angular/cli@latest }}} Get exact version {{{ npm install typescript@">=3.4.0 <3.6.0" npm install typescript@3.5.3 --save-dev --save-exact }}} To update CLI to a version > 6 you need to transform .angular-cli.json into angular.json. Otherwise you get [error|https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49810580/error-local-workspace-file-angular-json-could-not-be-found ] "Local workspace file ('angular.json') could not be found". {{{ ng update @angular/cli --migrate-only --from=1.7.2 }}}