

Just bought Anno 1800 as I found it on discount, and I've enjoyed previous Anno games.
The game downloaded without a hitch, the problem either comes during install or startup. After the launch window mentions the "Installing DirectX End-User Runtimes (1/1)", the hour glass circle just keeps looping, for hours. Sam issue if I press play afterwards, first the "Installing DirectX End-User Runtimes (1/1)" is shown for a couple of seconds, and then the loop just continues.
I've done the following:
Any tips? I have Win 11 installed, but that does not seem to be a problem for others.