Error "node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1056 throw err;"

Question

I am using Node.js v19.4.0.

When I run npx create-react-app MyApp to create a React project in the Visual Studio Code editor, I get the following error:

node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1056
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js'
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1053:15)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:898:27)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:84:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:23:47 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: []
}

Node.js v19.4.0
node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1056
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node_modules\npm\bin\npx-cli.js'
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1053:15)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:898:27)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:84:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:23:47 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: []
}

Answer 1

First, try to clear the npm cache with:

npm cache clean --force

• then remove all node_modules folders from the application
• remove the package-lock.json file from the application
• Install packages again by using the command npm install
• then start the application using npm start

If the above solution will not work then, try to remove Node.js and then reinstall.