ETIMEDOUT Error while installing Node packages on Windows

Question

I am trying to install node packages on my windows machine using npm from a fresh install of node.

however, I am getting ETIMEDOUT errors. I checked few other stacko

Answer 1

I tried all the suggested solutions I could find on GitHub forums and StackOverflow topics. Finally disabling my router's firewall solved the issue immediately.

I am using Windows 10, node 4.0.0 and npm 2.13.4.