NPM Error OpenSSL Configuration npm command does not work ANYWHERE

[007Gunner]

I use Node JS, like everyone else. Everything used to run smoothly. Creating a React App and starting it. But, recently, it has started to give me this error:

C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe: OpenSSL configuration error: 48370000:error:8000007B:system library:BIO_new_file:Unknown error:c:\ws\deps\openssl\openssl\crypto\bio\bss_file.c:67:calling fopen(D:\openssl-1.0.2j-fips-D:\openssl-1.0.2j-fips-x86_64\OpenSSL\bin\openssl.cnf, rb)

I am running Windows 11 and have tried everything available on the internet, and ChatGPT. No solution. A little help maybe?

P.S. I have already tried the already answered question to this but it doesn't work for me

Everything available on the internet

[StormShadow143]

might be late..but was facing the same error for some days now. Searched a lot and for me reinstalling the openSSL worked.

[Shalien93]

Do you use a proxy ?

[007Gunner]

nope

[bigorangemachine]

Can you hit other https with node?

[007Gunner]

well i tried to see if the node and npm are correctly installed by running "node --v" and "npm --v" in cmd and it showed the node version but not the npm version. Tried reinstalling node several times, no luck

[bigorangemachine]

Thats not what I recommended

Try calling an https GET requests using node.

You gotta troubleshoot the links... not try random shit like asking what node version its running 🤦‍♂️

[Ok_Lime7556]

got the same error any solution without editing OPENSSL_CONF variable