Since NPM has so many problems, is there a version of Chart.js that does not require NPM?

Many of us are having problems installing NPM. It does not seem like it should be required and it was not required in earlier versions of Chart.js. Can we remove it as a requirement and provide documentation like the old Chart.js versions that were really easy to implement? Right now I have to teach my students to use an old version which is awkward.

When I try to install libraries with NPM on a brand new MS-Windows machine, NPM uninstalls itself. I spent far too much time trying to get it to work when I should not need it to put a simple chart in a web page. Before anyone tells me to use Linux, I’m required to use Windows in my job.