> Date: Sun, 1 May 2022 14:39:37 +0000 (UTC)
What if you replace your .emacs init file with an empty file, and then
invoke Emacs without -Q or -q?
And another experiment: start Emacs with -Q, wait until it shows the
*scratch* buffer, and then type
C-x C-f C:/Program Files/Emacs/emacs-28.1/share/emacs/28.1/etc/images/splash.svg RET
Does it show the abort dialog after you press RET in the above
command?