Anki 25.02.4 won't start in Windows

If I run it via %LocalAppData%\Programs\Anki\anki-console.bat I get to the point of it saying “Press any key to continue” and then it goes back to C:\Users\my_username

Anki starting…
Initial setup…
Starting Anki 25.02.4…
webview proxy use disabled
2025-05-15 21:19:14,897:INFO:aqt.mediasrv: Serving on http://127.0.0.1:54826
Starting main loop…
Press any key to continue . . .

If I run the command while holding SHIFT, Anki opens up. But the moment I try to sync, Anki shuts down.

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