Unable to launch the game crashes/closes instantly

  • Hey guys, wanted to try out Sea of Thieves with some friends but I am having some trouble. When I press "Play" it instantly crashes and I can't figure out why. I have spent 4 hours trying to get it to launch and am about to just give up. We've all had little problems like this in the past, I am always able to figure them out with some googling. This one is a bit different it seems that I am completely lost at this point.

    Notes:
    -Trying it through the "Xbox game pass"
    -All drivers are current
    -Windows is fully updated
    -I have windows defender. No other firewall

    Some of what I have tried
    -Contact MS support, they did remote control and gave up after a while
    -Contact Rare support (no response yet)
    -Asked Reddit (Never use reddit, but apparently it's filled with trolls idk)
    -Fully reinstalled all windows updates
    -Reinstalled Video card driver
    -Logged into my PC VIA my MS account
    -Tried launching through the Xbox app
    -Did the Powershell thing
    -Made sure I only had the account with the pass logged into the store
    -Downloaded a free app
    -Messed with my timezone
    -Found a ton of threads saying "start this service" none worked
    -Tried launching the Xbox app and hit "see in Microsoft store" (people said it worked IDK)
    -Shut down my firewall
    -Wired internet connection instead of WiFi
    -Tried using my second internet (I pay for 2 from different providers, long story)
    -Opened up the "Windowsapps" folder, took ownership of it and gave full permissions

    I probably missed plenty of things I have tried, sadly I wasted my whole day off and I am VERY happy i didn't fully purchase the game to say the least. My last resort at this point is to uninstall and reinstall tonight.

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