I've got the exact same problem... Last Arduino IDE ran without any problem but after installing (at least 4 times) the new one (2.2.1) stays on loading screen.
No missing folder and the antivirus is just fine (no quarantine folders found).
Hi,
I think I can add another type of problem in your list...
The only error I see in the windows powershell file is this one at line 134 :
time="2023-11-20T13:15:49+01:00" level=info msg="fro> & ".\Arduino IDE"[19772:1120/131746.537:ERROR:gpu_init.cc(523)] Passthrough is not supported, GL is disabled, ANGLE is
It has something to do with the graphics card but what exactly ?...
@sterretje
You were right, this error message wasn't the problem.
I ran Windows Powershell one more time and some errors with json files showed up (# files not found and so on)
I tried again but WITHOUT using a VPN and it worked. Seems like it does not find these files properly with a VPN.
(by the way, sorry for posting on multiple subjects, I'll delete these posts)