Windows PowerShell - Process exited with code 5 (0x00000005)

[Dean Egan]

Hello,We are seeing many different machines (Windows 10 and Windows 11) that are facing issues with Windows PowerShellWhen someone tries to launch Windows PowerShell, the console opens to [Process exited with code 5 (0x00000005)]:After further inspection of Event Viewer, many Engine Health errors occur wit "Settings: illegal characters in path"Has anyone come across this issue before?This is causing many downstream issues such as apps failing to install via intune.This only happens with Powershell 5, PowerShell 7 works fine.Kind Regards,Dean

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