I really appreciate your time and all the answers and guidance you have been giving me.
I tried replacing the sxs.dll file in the HS folder, and installed the x86 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2015, 2017, 2015-2019 C++ redistributables and the x86 and x64 versions of Windows Desktop Runtime, and unfortunately the issue is still there.
The debug log is pretty much the same (attached here). I suppose my last resort would be to try every step of what this user mentions, and see if I manage to nail it:
Thank you. If one day there's a workaround to about this issue, I would much appreciate a direct message to let me know. Now, I have two machines that won't run Hypersync...
debug.log