[BUG] NPM Stopped working when updated.

[ImSpeddy]

I updated npm some days ago to 7.6.1 and npm stopped working. I opened a StackOverflow Thread for help (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66533246/why-did-npm-stopped-working-after-an-update) but I couldn't do nothing

I've tried to reinstall node but it didn't helped me.
Every npm command gives me the same error.

Here is an example of what happens.

C:\Users\ethan>npm
internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:883
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module 'code-point-at'
Require stack:
- C:\Users\ethan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\gauge\node_modules\string-width\index.js
- C:\Users\ethan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\gauge\wide-truncate.js
- C:\Users\ethan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\gauge\render-template.js
- C:\Users\ethan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\gauge\plumbing.js
- C:\Users\ethan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\gauge\index.js
- C:\Users\ethan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npmlog\log.js
- C:\Users\ethan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\lib\cli.js
- C:\Users\ethan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:880:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:725:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:952:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:88:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\ethan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\gauge\node_modules\string-width\index.js:3:19)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1063:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1092:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:928:32)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:769:14)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:952:19) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    'C:\\Users\\ethan\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\gauge\\node_modules\\string-width\\index.js',
    'C:\\Users\\ethan\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\gauge\\wide-truncate.js',
    'C:\\Users\\ethan\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\gauge\\render-template.js',
    'C:\\Users\\ethan\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\gauge\\plumbing.js',
    'C:\\Users\\ethan\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\gauge\\index.js',
    'C:\\Users\\ethan\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\npmlog\\log.js',
    'C:\\Users\\ethan\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\lib\\cli.js',
    'C:\\Users\\ethan\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js'
  ]
}

My enviroment is:
Windows 10 20H2
Node: 14.16.0
npm: 7.6.1

[darcyclarke]

@TheSpeddyEthanYT can you try replicating this problem on the latest version of npm? (ie. npm i -g npm)

[bl-ue]

@hamzajaffar and @armelangton — please work with Darcy to investigate the issue (nodejs/node#38317).

[ssr-02kk]

1. Type this in cmd or terminal:
   npm install -g expo-cli --force
2. Now type the command again for installing truffle:
   npm install truffle -g
   WORKED FOR ME :)

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58949120/error-cannot-find-module-c-users-senyo-appdata-roaming-npm-node-modules-expo
Got help from here ^

[marekhalmo]

Tried the solution of @ssr-02kk - still the same result

node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:933
const err = new Error(message);
^

Error: Cannot find module 'code-point-at'
Require stack:

• C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\wide-align\node_modules\string-width\index.js
• C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\wide-align\align.js
• C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\gauge\lib\render-template.js
• C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\gauge\lib\plumbing.js
• C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\gauge\lib\index.js
• C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npmlog\lib\log.js
• C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\log-shim.js
• C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\lib\utils\exit-handler.js

[MEZ901]

for me, the node_modules file was missing. check if it is there. To solve the problem I simply went to the control panel->uninstall apps->nodejs(right-click on nodejs)-> select repair. My node_modules file was back.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58949120/error-cannot-find-module-c-users-senyo-appdata-roaming-npm-node-modules-expo
Got help from here

[ImSpeddy]

What I did was installing the missing module by downloading it from other source (Windows Ubuntu CLI on my case) and pasting it onto the packages folder.

[jrkarnes]

FWIW, I ran into this issue while attempting to execute the setup-node action with the following syntax:

 - name: Setup Node @ 16
   uses: actions/setup-node@v3
   with:
        node-version: 16
        token: ${{ secrets.GH_GITHUB_COM_TOKEN }}

which produced the following error:

Warning: node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:995
    const err = new Error(message);
                ^
  
  Error: Cannot find module './ranges/to-comparators'
  Require stack:
  - /opt/hostedtoolcache/node/16.19.0/x64/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/semver/index.js
  - /opt/hostedtoolcache/node/16.19.0/x64/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli.js
  - /opt/hostedtoolcache/node/16.19.0/x64/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js
      at Function.Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:995:15)
      at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:841:27)
      at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1067:19)
      at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:103:18)
      at Object.<anonymous> (/opt/hostedtoolcache/node/16.19.0/x64/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/semver/index.js:37:18)
      at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1165:14)
      at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1219:10)
      at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1043:32)
      at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:878:12)
      at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1067:19) {
    code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
    requireStack: [
      '/opt/hostedtoolcache/node/16.19.0/x64/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/semver/index.js',
      '/opt/hostedtoolcache/node/16.19.0/x64/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli.js',
      '/opt/hostedtoolcache/node/16.19.0/x64/lib/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js'
    ]
  }