npm install error - MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component “VCBuild.exe”

Question

I\'m trying to use the

npm install steam

but I am getting an error saying

I\'m not sure how to fix this and I have gotten

Answer 1

I tried the above suggested npm install --global --production windows-build-tools but found that the installation was always hanging forever.

I managed to fix the problem by installing Node.js 8 instead of Node.js 10.