Crashing when opening a new project. Stuck on compiling files

So an update on my progress with this issue… I setup a fresh windows 11 on 23H2 (previously on 21H2) and then installed Epic Games Launcher and Unreal 5.4.2 and it works just fine in that windows install. My windows unreal 5.4.2 is still broken. I’m trying to compare what may be different between the two to pin-point the exact root cause.