npm start unable to start

[WZT006]

npx create-react-app my-app
cd my-app
\my-app>npm start

[email protected] start
react-scripts start

'CSS' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:883
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'I:\User\Documents\webprojects\react-scripts\bin\react-scripts.js'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:880:15)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:725:27)
at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (internal/modules/run_main.js:72:12)
at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:47 {
code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
requireStack: []

node version : v14.16.1
npm version: 7.10.0

[aniketkolekar]

These type of errors usually occur when some npm module is not properly installed.

Try deleting the node_modules and then by freshly installing them using:

npm install

[sjo-regin]

I had the same problem. I figured out that it doesn't work if you have any spaces in the path to your app folder.