create-react-app: create-react-app fails to create a project on windows 10

Can you reproduce the problem with latest npm?

yes; using npm 4.1.2

when executing the command:

create-react-app <app-name>

the terminal window disappears (ie: exits) and NOTHING GETS CREATED!

tried with and w/o sudo privs with same terminal window results

this happens with create-react-versions 1.0.3 and 1.0.4

have tried to reproduce the issue again and again and again and again and …

Can you still reproduce it?

yes

Expected behavior

have create-react-app CREATE AN APP!.

Actual behavior

when executing the command:

create-react-app <app-name>

the terminal window disappears (ie: exits) and NOTHING IS CREATED

tried with and w/o sudo privs with same terminal window results

this happens with create-react-versions 1.0.3 and 1.0.4

have tried to reproduce the issue again and again and again and again and …

Environment

Run these commands in the project folder and fill in their results:

1. node -v: v6.9.5
2. npm -v: v4.1.2
3. Operating system: Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 10.0.14393 Build 14393
4. Browser: Chrome v56.0.2924.87 (64-bit)