Can't install NPM dependencies on Windows 10 - node.js

Question

Not too sure what's changed with Node.js and NPM recently (i.e. in the last several days) but I can't seem to find a way to install node_modules dependencies for any projects using Node.js on Windows 10 anymore...
My current setup is as follows:
Node.js: v9.5.0
NPM: v5.6.0
Vue.js: v2.9.3
I've tried clearing the cache prior to install: npm cache clear -f
Any time I attempt to run npm i or npm install I'm presented with the following list of errors:
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents#1.1.3 (node_modules\fsevents):
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename 'C:\xampp\htdocs\vue-scrolling-table-sample\node_modules\.staging\fsevents-a6c1bd51\node_modules\abbrev' -> 'C:\xampp\htdocs\vue-scrolling-table-sample\node_modules\.staging\abbrev-3ab84c45'
npm ERR! path C:\xampp\htdocs\vue-scrolling-table-sample\node_modules\acorn
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! errno -4058
npm ERR! syscall rename
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\xampp\htdocs\vue-scrolling-table-sample\node_modules\acorn' -> 'C:\xampp\htdocs\vue-scrolling-table-sample\node_modules\.acorn.DELETE'
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\mbosse\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2018-02-14T18_27_56_988Z-debug.log
The specified debug.log contains the follow:
19859 warn optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents#1.1.3
(node_modules\fsevents):
19860 warn optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename'C:\xampp\htdocs\vue-scrolling-table-sample\node_modules.staging\fsevents-a6c1bd51\node_modules\abbrev' -> 'C:\xampp\htdocs\vue-scrolling-table-sample\node_modules.staging\abbrev-3ab84c45'
19861 verbose optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY:
19861 verbose optional Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
19862 verbose stack Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\xampp\htdocs\vue-scrolling-table-sample\node_modules\acorn' -> 'C:\xampp\htdocs\vue-scrolling-table-sample\node_modules.acorn.DELETE'
19863 verbose cwd C:\xampp\htdocs\vue-scrolling-table-sample
19864 verbose Windows_NT 10.0.14393
19865 verbose argv "C:\ProgramFiles\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\ProgramFiles\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "i"
19866 verbose node v9.5.0
19867 verbose npm v5.6.0
19868 error path C:\xampp\htdocs\vue-scrolling-table-sample\node_modules\acorn
19869 error code ENOENT
19870 error errno -4058
19871 error syscall rename
19872 error enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\xampp\htdocs\vue-scrolling-table-sample\node_modules\acorn' -> 'C:\xampp\htdocs\vue-scrolling-table-sample\node_modules.acorn.DELETE'
19873 error enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
19874 verbose exit [ -4058, true ]
So it seems, for some reason, NPM is incapable of renaming node_modules dependencies.
I've tried rolling back NPM to earlier version (in case npm#latest is not stable enough).
Using nvm I've completely uninstalled all versions of Node.js and NPM and reinstalled them. I've since tried installing my dependencies on a Node.js v6.11.3 setup as well as a Node.js v8.9.4 with the identical outcome.
Any suggestions would be very beneficial, thank you!

Answer 1

Possible duplicate => npm ERR! Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, rename
Steps:
npm cache clean --force
npm install
If and only IF this doesn't work what I did was erasing the node_modules folder and package-lock.json (if you have the last one) and repeat steps 1 and 2

Answer 2

If possibly you have renamed your package.json and the name does not match your package-lock.json
To resolve this error open your package.json and package-lock.json to check if the "name" key has the same value.
If not change then change them to match your project name.
Example if your project name is todo-list then the "name" value can be todo-list. Note, this is not compulsory.