Error: Cannot find module '@npmcli/config'

I encountered the following error while executing any npm command, such as 'npm -v', on a Windows system.

\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.11.1\node_modules\npm\lib\es6\validate-engines.js:31

    throw err

    ^

Error: Cannot find module '@npmcli/config'

Require stack:

- \AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.11.1\node_modules\npm\lib\npm.js

- \AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.11.1\node_modules\npm\lib\cli-entry.js

- \AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.11.1\node_modules\npm\lib\cli.js

- AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.11.1\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js

    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1144:15)

    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:985:27)

    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1235:19)

    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:176:18)

    at Object.<anonymous> (\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v20.11.1\node_modules\npm\lib\npm.js:2:16)

    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1376:14)

    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1435:10)

    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1207:32)

    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1023:12)

    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1235:19) {

  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',

  requireStack: [

    '\\AppData\\Roaming\\nvm\\v20.11.1\\node_modules\\npm\\lib\\npm.js',

    '\AppData\\Roaming\\nvm\\v20.11.1\\node_modules\\npm\\lib\\cli-entry.js',

    '\\albin\\AppData\\Roaming\\nvm\\v20.11.1\\node_modules\\npm\\lib\\cli.js',

    '\\albin\\AppData\\Roaming\\nvm\\v20.11.1\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js'

  ]

}

 I was managing Node.js using NVM, and the issue only occurred with versions 20.11.0 and above, while earlier versions worked perfectly. The PATH setup appeared to be correct. Ultimately, I resolved the issue by directly downloading and installing Node.js on the system.