VS Code # Warning - npm WARN config global `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global` instead

Error : VS Code - NPM Warning - npm WARN config global `--global`, `--local` are deprecated. Use `--location=global` instead

Solution: 

Follow below steps :-

1. Open a text editor like Notepad++ in Administrator mode

2. Modify the below 4 files 

1. Go to C:\Program Files\nodejs
2. Edit 4 files - npm, npm.cmd, npx, npx.cmd
3. Replace "prefix -g" with "prefix --location=global" in all 4 files 
4. Save all files

Hope this helps !