NPM: Cannot find module npm-cli.js

Question

I am encountering an issue running npm on Win10 that has been reported before, but around 8 years ago: enter link description here

I also see it reported on Win10, but don't see a real answer: enter link description here

I recently installed Node, version 16.17.1. If I type node in a terminal then it works OK. However, if I type npm I get:

npm
node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:959
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:956:15)
    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:804:27)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:81:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:17:47 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: []
}

My Env Variables System variables contains the entry "C:\Program Files\nodejs" and nothing else.

To be honest, I'm baffled by the report error since it points to "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin", whereas I have "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules/.bin" with a .bin. I have no /bin folder and the /.bin folder is empty.

NPM: Cannot find module npm-cli.js

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