[2023] CK3 Crashing on Launch [Gamepass]

If you run ck3.exe directly from File Explorer, do you see any error when it crashes then?

Try this Windows repair tool

Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files - Microsoft Support

Describes how to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files in Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista. support.microsoft.com

Processor: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700K (20 CPUs), ~3.6GHz

We're starting to see some issues with these recent CPUs, although not necessarily just like this. Of those 20 cores the first 10 are p-cores, the rest e-cores. Use Affinity in Task Manager to restrict ck3.exe to the first 10 cores - does that help?