npm start Microsoft JScript runtime error 800A138F object expected

Question

Getting started with NPM...

I can run the following command to start my app.

node app

But when I run the following command, I get

Answer 1

If you're using Visual Studio Code, it may have taken over running the script. If in VS Code, hit F5 and see if the project runs properly. I don't know why it does this, but did for me. This tipped me off