Getting an Error: The plugins file is missing or invalid. Please fix this, or set `pluginsFile` to `false`

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The plugins file is missing or invalid.

Your pluginsFile is set to E:\lambda-node-remote-client\31152836-dc03-4972-b9d3-37ad9bf2a68e\project\cypress\plugins\index.js, but either the file is missing, it contains a syntax error, or threw an error when required. The pluginsFile must be a .js, .ts, or .coffee file.

Or you might have renamed the extension of your pluginsFile. If that’s the case, restart the test runner.

Please fix this, or set pluginsFile to false if a plugins file is not necessary for your project.

Error: Cannot find module ‘@babel/register’ Require stack:

  • E:\lambda-node-remote-client\31152836-dc03-4972-b9d3-37ad9bf2a68e\project\cypress\plugins\index.js
  • E:\lambda-node-remote-client\cypress-binary\6.6.0\Cypress\resources\app\packages\server\lib\plugins\child\run_plugins.js
  • E:\lambda-node-remote-client\cypress-binary\6.6.0\Cypress\resources\app\packages\server\lib\plugins\child\index.js at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:972:15) at Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:848:27) at Function.f._load (electron/js2c/asar_bundle.js:5:12738) at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1032:19) at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:72:18) at Object. (E:\lambda-node-remote-client\31152836-dc03-4972-b9d3-37ad9bf2a68e\project\cypress\plugins\index.js:1:1) at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1152:30) at Object.Module._extensions…js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1173:10) at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:992:32) at Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:885:14) at Function.f._load (electron/js2c/asar_bundle.js:5:12738) at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1032:19) at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:72:18) at runPlugins (E:\lambda-node-remote-client\cypress-binary\6.6.0\Cypress\resources\app\packages\server\lib\plugins\child\run_plugins.js:175:15) at Object. (E:\lambda-node-remote-client\cypress-binary\6.6.0\Cypress\resources\app\packages\server\lib\plugins\child\index.js:8:25) at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1152:30)
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Hey Matthew,

Add “@babel/register”: the version used in lambdatest-config file:

"run_settings": {
      "npm_dependencies": {
         "cypress": "9.0.0",
         "@babel/register": "^7.17.7"
      }
   },