I can't use "create-react-app" ("This is related to npm not being able to find a file.") - node.js

Question

I tried every single thing I've found, but I just can't run create-react-app. I tried to uninstall node and install again, use yarn, clean cache, create with "npm init ..." but nothing works.
Microsoft Windows [versão 10.0.19043.1889]
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Resource Kits\Tools>cd C:\Users\user\meu_app
C:\Users\user\meu_app>node -v
v16.17.0
C:\Users\user\meu_app>npm -v
8.18.0
C:\Users\user\meu_app>npx create-react-app myapp
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall spawn C:\Users\user
npm ERR! path C:\Users\user\meu_app
npm ERR! errno -4058
npm ERR! enoent spawn C:\Users\user ENOENT
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2022-09-02T19_06_17_314Z-debug-0.log

Answer 1

I have never seen this issue before. npx is distributed with npm 5.2+, so that shouldn't be the issue. It seems your issue is similar to this one Can't install any NPM package, error 4058
Try these steps:
Delete package-lock.json and run NPM again (probably can skip this one if it does not pertain to your issue)
Ensure no other processes of node.js are running (check task manager)
If you are using visual studio code, close it and try running npm install again.
If all else fails, restart your computer.
See thread here: https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/17444
Let me know if that helps; otherwise, I will keep looking.