The options freeze is a big bug we've been trying to nail down for a while. Have you got the dependencies installed correctly?
I believe so but I'll double check
So installed using the manual method and the key not working issue went away but it still asks me to reinstall C++ every time I open the game
If you're having issues with the auto installer try to download and install Visual C++ Redistributable 2022 it is the dependency that keeps rebooting.