My version of unreal editor wont initialize and gets stuck at 45% loading

still waiting - I reinstalled visual studio and still no luck. I started a blank project without raytracing turned on.

Is version 4.26 corrupted?

My system:
Intel i9-9900k
1 TB SSD
GeForce 2080i RTX
32 GB Ram

I turned off Firewall and added UE with permissions

what else can I try