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Today some apps/programs won't launch at all (shortcut or no shortcut)

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System Name Core p90
Processor I7 9700k
Motherboard ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4
Cooling Ek supremacy evo cpu block/nexxxos ut60 rad 480mm/D5 vario pump 310mm reservoir combo.
Memory Trident gskill 4x8gb 3000mhz (temporarily running 2x 32gb ddr4 corsair vengeance 3600mhz)
Video Card(s) Nvidia Founders edition rtx 3080 10gb
Storage M.2 Intel 660p 1024gb, 4tb 7200 rpm black Western Digital hdd
Display(s) Acer x34 predator 3440x1440p 120hz g-sync ultrawide 21:9 monitor
Case Thermaltake Core P90 tempered glass edition
Audio Device(s) On board
Power Supply Thermaltake smart m1200w
Mouse Razer Basilisk v3
Keyboard Logitech G910
Software Windows 10 64bit
for some reason I noticed some of my apps won't launch today. I didn't do an update recently, didn't install a new app, didn't make any changes to my machine at all. Earlier today google chrome browser wouldn't launch at all. (first time in many years) I proceeded to re-installing it and now the app works fine.
But now I noticed that my discord app won't launch at all, and my "signal" app either (chat program).
Many other programs do work fine though. After noticing the problem I did a system restore (Back to 5 days ago when there were no issues) but it didn't fix the problem entirely. Now obviously, I suppose I could just re-install every app that has this issue. But I'd like to understand HOW and WHY this problem arose

I should also mention I noticed some weird behaviour from my mouse as well. When I want to hold my left click button to drag a window or resize a window, it's as if my left mouse button "hold" gets interrupted and I stop dragging the window halfway. same for resizing. Those are all weird symptoms my pc has started showing today.
At first I thought it might be my mouse, but its a good mouse and I never had issues with it until today. In some ways, it almost feels like there's a virus or something interrupting some system functions. I did a quick scan earlier but found nothing, I'll run a full scan now. Its so weird. I'll look at my error logs/system logs. I'm not a huge pro navigating those, but I'll try to see If I notice something there

any thoughts?
 
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