.load Command Goes In An Infinite Loop When Trying To Load A File In Node.js REPL – Ubuntu

I have an index.js file that I want to load in the Node REPL to try some stuff, but when I use .load index.js in the REPL, it goes in an infinite loop and keeps repeating the first line in the file const mongoose = require('mongoose');. I found an alternative solution which works in Ubuntu 20.04.5 in WSL2, which is to use the command node -i -e "$(< index.js)" in the terminal which loads the file perfectly fine and I can interact with its contents. But when I try the same command in PowerShell it gives me this error:

< : The term '<' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is
correct and try again.
At line:1 char:15
+ node -i -e "$(< index.js)"
+               ~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (<:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

C:Program Filesnodejsnode.exe: -e requires an argument

The reason I’m asking about PowerShell "even though I use Ubuntu and things work there", is that I’m taking a web development course, and I provided the solution of using node -i -e "$(< index.js)" to people who were having the same issue, but other people can’t get this to work in PowerShell, so I’m just trying to help. and I couldn’t find any solution online to this .load issue, or to using the node -i -e "$(< index.js)" command in PowerShell.

index.js contents:

const mongoose = require('mongoose');
mongoose.set('strictQuery', false);
mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/movieApp', { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true })
    .then(() => {
        console.log("CONNECTION OPEN!!!")
    })
    .catch(err => {
        console.log("OH NO ERROR!!!!")
        console.log(err)
    })

const movieSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
  title: String,
  year: Number,
  score: Number,
  rating: String
});

const Movie = mongoose.model('Movie', movieSchema);

const amadeus = new Movie({
  title: 'Amadeus',
  year: 1986,
  score: 9.2,
  rating: 'R'
});