Hello again Shade!
Alright, let’s see if we can run the launcher prerequisites manually. Reboot your machine to make sure that the launcher is not running.
-Click the “Start” button in the bottom right and type in “%temp%” in the search field.
-Open the temp folder that appears and clear out all content dated prior to today. Some files may not delete, you can sip those.
-Navigate to:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Portal\SelfUpdateStaging\Install\Portal\Extras\Redist
-Run the file “LauncherPrereqSetup_x64.exe” as admin.
Once you’ve done this, please try starting the launcher again and let us know.