[BUG] npm ci fails on Windows with Node.js 22.0.0

[westy92]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

On Windows, npm ci fails.

(Note: this works fine on Linux and macOS)

https://github.com/westy92/holiday-event-api-js/actions/runs/8827184894/job/24234452752

Run npm ci
  npm ci
  shell: C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.EXE -command ". '{0}'"
node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1[2](https://github.com/westy92/holiday-event-api-js/actions/runs/8827184894/job/24234452752#step:4:2)05
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\npm\prefix\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js'
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1202:15)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1027:27)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:187:1[4](https://github.com/westy92/holiday-event-api-js/actions/runs/8827184894/job/24234452752#step:4:5))
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:28:49 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: []
}

Node.js v22.0.0

Expected Behavior

npm ci succeeds

Steps To Reproduce

1. on GitHub hosted runners
2. running windows
3. running Node 22.0.0
4. run npm ci

Environment

• npm: 10
• Node.js: 22.0.0
• OS Name: Windows
• System Model Name: GitHub Windows Runner
• npm config:

; copy and paste output from `npm config ls` here

[wraithgar]

This looks to be a problem with the node installation itself. This is being tracked at nodejs/node#52682

[lukekarrys]

Reopening since this will require a fix in npm.