npm ERR! Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'stdin') when using git bash on windows

Question

When I am using Git Bash on windows, and try to do npm commands, I am getting this error:

npm ERR! Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'stdin')

Until 2 days ago it was not a problem, and when I am using cmd or powershell it works just fine.

Tried to clone the repos again, did not work. Tried to delete node modules and package-log.json, did not work. Tried to clear cache, did not work.

Edit: I lowered Node version and it worked for now, but still interesting why it happend.

Answer 1

In my case, it was due to the console type, specifically git bash. Changing it to powershell solved this issue for me.