Cannot create a C++ project in Unreal Engine 5.4.4

Hello everyone, I am quiet new to Unreal Engine. I just created a blank C++ project to start my learning. I am able to create a blueprint project but not a C++ project. I am encountering the following error as access denied. Just to be clear that I am using my personal laptop and not any college/office system, still its not able to access Build.bat file.

An error occurred while trying to generate project files.

Running C:/Program Files/Epic Games/UE_5.4/Engine/Build/BatchFiles/Build.bat -projectfiles -project=“C:/Users/khaiw/Documents/Unreal Projects/MyProject2/MyProject2.uproject” -game -rocket -progress
CreateProc failed: Access is denied. (0x00000005)
URL: C:/Program Files/Epic Games/UE_5.4/Engine/Build/BatchFiles/Build.bat -projectfiles -project=“C:/Users/khaiw/Documents/Unreal Projects/MyProject2/MyProject2.uproject” -game -rocket -progress
Couldn’t create process ‘C:/Program Files/Epic Games/UE_5.4/Engine/Build/BatchFiles/Build.bat’

Do anyone has a fix for this error?