Update:

Booted the computer in windows 10 safe mode with networking. and still got the same error prompt. have no clue what else i can remove to get this to work. this is a seriously annoying update considering ive been playing FFXIV on the same machine, since before realm reborn came out.



and before you ask, the safe mode totally messed up where my icon's go. and yes thats a real homework folder, not a "homework" folder.