[BUG] npm i webpack-cli / npm ERR! cb() never called!

[asamir2007]

Current Behavior:

npm ERR! cb() never called!

npm ERR! This is an error with npm itself. Please report this error at:
npm ERR! https://npm.community

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2021-02-11T20_18_01_929Z-debug.log

Steps To Reproduce:

in phpstorm terminal run:
H:\dev_php\OSPanel\domains\localhost\ct\prod-example\working\wireframe>npm i webpack-cli

Environment:

• OS: WIndows 8.1
  npm: '6.14.11',
  ares: '1.16.1',
  brotli: '1.0.9',
  cldr: '37.0',
  icu: '67.1',
  llhttp: '2.1.3',
  modules: '83',
  napi: '7',
  nghttp2: '1.41.0',
  node: '14.15.5',

2021-02-11T20_18_01_929Z-debug.log

[getsetgopi]

I'm also getting the same error.
OS: Windows 10
Node: 14.15.4
NPM: 6.14.10
2021-02-22T18_04_17_803Z-debug.log

[darcyclarke]

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