Metro bundler link 19000 shows json dump on react native expo instead of bundler web page with qr code

I usually run expo start or expo start -c and a browser will auto open at localhost:19000 with the metro bundler details that displays the qr code, connection: tunnel, lan, local, and of course the exp: address of the app.

Suddenly, when I run expo start, the browser no longer open. and when I navigate to localhost:19000, it shows a json dump:

{"name":"litplans","slug":"litplans","version":"1.0.0","orientation":"portrait","icon":"./assets/icon.png","userInterfaceStyle":"light","splash":{"image":"./assets/splash.png","resizeMode":"contain","backgroundColor":"#ffffff","imageUrl":"http://127.0.0.1:19000/assets/./assets/splash.png"},"updates":{"fallbackToCacheTimeout":0},"assetBundlePatterns":["**/*"],"ios":{"supportsTablet":true,"bundleIdentifier":"com.mallsecinc.litplans"},"android":{"adaptiveIcon":{"foregroundImage":"./assets/adaptive-icon.png","backgroundColor":"#FFFFFF","foregroundImageUrl":"http://127.0.0.1:19000/assets/./assets/adaptive-icon.png"}},"web":{"favicon":"./assets/favicon.png"},"_internal":{"isDebug":false,"projectRoot":"C:\sites\apps\litplans","dynamicConfigPath":null,"staticConfigPath":"C:\sites\apps\litplans\app.json","packageJsonPath":"C:\sites\apps\litplans\package.json"},"sdkVersion":"45.0.0","platforms":["ios","android","web"],"developer":{"tool":"expo-cli","projectRoot":"C:\sites\apps\litplans"},"packagerOpts":{"scheme":null,"hostType":"lan","lanType":"ip","devClient":false,"dev":true,"minify":false,"urlRandomness":"2x-kif","https":false},"mainModuleName":"node_modules\expo\AppEntry","__flipperHack":"React Native packager is running","debuggerHost":"127.0.0.1:19000","logUrl":"http://127.0.0.1:19000/logs","hostUri":"127.0.0.1:19000","bundleUrl":"http://127.0.0.1:19000/node_modules%5Cexpo%5CAppEntry.bundle?platform=ios&dev=true&hot=false&strict=false&minify=false","iconUrl":"http://127.0.0.1:19000/assets/./assets/icon.png"}

The only thing that I did different is uninstall and installing node.js.

To trouble shoot, I’ve done the following:

• Try to run an exisitng expo project.
• List item
• start a brand new expo project.
• remove node_modules and install again
• remove expo module and install again