`npm run dev` results in Windows error `'cross-env' is not recognized as an internal or external command`

Question

@ dev D:\xampp\htdocs\sports

npm run development

@ development D:\xampp\htdocs\sports cross-env NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js

'cross-env' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm ERR! @ development: cross-env NODE_ENV=development node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --progress --hide-modules --config=node_modules/laravel-mix/setup/webpack.config.js npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the @ development script. npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR!
C:\Users\Lenovo\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2020-09-01T00_56_48_373Z-debug.log npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! errno 1 npm ERR! @ dev: npm run development npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the @ dev script. npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR!
C:\Users\Lenovo\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2020-09-01T00_56_48_496Z-debug.log

Answer 1

You need install cross-env globally.

1. Remove node_modules folder

2. Run:

npm install --global cross-env

3. Remove cross-env: ^x.y.z, from your package.json project file.

4. Run

npm install --no-bin-links

5. Run and Test again:

npm run development

Answer 2

Try this and test again

npm run watch