I have the same problem with IDE 2.0 just hanging at the splash screen. This is on a new win 11 PC. Have tried all install methods, MSI, EXE, ZIP. All end up with the same issue. Here is first part of log file.
2022-10-30 14:56:53 Using browser-only version of superagent in non-browser environment 2022-10-30 14:56:53 Configuring to accept webviews on '^.+\.webview\..+$' hostname. 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Configuration directory URI: 'file:///c%3A/Users/w_moo/.theia' 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend Object.initialize: 3.3 ms [Finished 1.057 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend Object.configure: 2.8 ms [Finished 1.057 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend MessagingContribution.onStart: 1.0 ms [Finished 1.057 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend OSBackendApplicationContribution.configure: 0.3 ms [Finished 1.091 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend DefaultWorkspaceServer.onStart: 0.2 ms [Finished 1.091 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend LocalizationBackendContribution.configure: 0.1 ms [Finished 1.091 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend LocalizationBackendContribution.initialize: 34.0 ms [Finished 1.091 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend TaskBackendApplicationContribution.onStart: 0.2 ms [Finished 1.091 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend ElectronTokenBackendContribution.configure: 0.6 ms [Finished 1.092 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend PluginDeployerContribution.initialize: 0.3 ms [Finished 1.092 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend ConfigServiceImpl.onStart: 0.5 ms [Finished 1.092 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend WebviewBackendSecurityWarnings.initialize: 0.2 ms [Finished 1.093 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend ArduinoDaemonImpl.onStart: 0.7 ms [Finished 1.093 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend NodeFileUploadService.configure: 1.3 ms [Finished 1.094 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 daemon INFO Starting daemon from C:\Users\w_moo\AppData\Local\Programs\arduino-ide\resources\app\node_modules\arduino-ide-extension\build\arduino-cli.exe... 2022-10-30 14:56:53 discovery-log INFO start 2022-10-30 14:56:53 discovery-log INFO start new deferred 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend BoardDiscovery.onStart: 0.5 ms [Finished 1.094 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend FileDownloadEndpoint.configure: 0.3 ms [Finished 1.094 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend AuthenticationServiceImpl.onStart: 0.3 ms [Finished 1.095 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend PluginApiContribution.configure: 0.3 ms [Finished 1.095 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend HostedPluginReader.configure: 0.1 ms [Finished 1.095 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend HostedPluginReader.configure: 0.0 ms [Finished 1.095 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Backend PlotterBackendContribution.configure: 1.1 ms [Finished 1.097 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Theia app listening on http://localhost:49854. 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Finished starting backend application: 3.3 ms [Finished 1.099 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root WARN The local plugin referenced by local-dir:/c%3A/Users/w_moo/.arduinoIDE/plugins does not exist. 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root WARN The local plugin referenced by local-dir:C:\Users\w_moo\.arduinoProIDE\plugins does not exist. 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root WARN The local plugin referenced by local-dir:/c%3A/Users/w_moo/.arduinoIDE/extensions does not exist. 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "cortex-debug" to a VS Code extension "cortex-debug@0.3.10" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-arduino-tools" to a VS Code extension "vscode-arduino-tools@0.0.2-beta.5" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-builtin-cpp" to a VS Code extension "cpp@1.52.1" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-builtin-json" to a VS Code extension "json@1.46.1" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-builtin-json-language-features" to a VS Code extension "json-language-features@1.46.1" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-language-pack-bg" to a VS Code extension "vscode-language-pack-bg@1.48.3" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-language-pack-cs" to a VS Code extension "vscode-language-pack-cs@1.53.2" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-language-pack-de" to a VS Code extension "vscode-language-pack-de@1.53.2" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-language-pack-es" to a VS Code extension "vscode-language-pack-es@1.53.2" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-language-pack-fr" to a VS Code extension "vscode-language-pack-fr@1.53.2" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-language-pack-hu" to a VS Code extension "vscode-language-pack-hu@1.48.3" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-language-pack-it" to a VS Code extension "vscode-language-pack-it@1.53.2" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-language-pack-ja" to a VS Code extension "vscode-language-pack-ja@1.53.2" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-language-pack-ko" to a VS Code extension "vscode-language-pack-ko@1.53.2" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-language-pack-nl" to a VS Code extension "vscode-language-pack-nl@1.48.3" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-language-pack-pl" to a VS Code extension "vscode-language-pack-pl@1.53.2" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-language-pack-pt-BR" to a VS Code extension "vscode-language-pack-pt-BR@1.53.2" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-language-pack-ru" to a VS Code extension "vscode-language-pack-ru@1.53.2" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-language-pack-tr" to a VS Code extension "vscode-language-pack-tr@1.53.2" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-language-pack-uk" to a VS Code extension "vscode-language-pack-uk@1.48.3" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO PluginTheiaDirectoryHandler: accepting plugin with path 2022-10-30 14:56:53 root INFO Resolved "vscode-language-pack-zh-hans" to a VS Code extension "vscode-language-pack-zh-hans@1.53.2" with engines: 2022-10-30 14:56:54 root INFO Resolve plugins list: 59.4 ms [Finished 1.154 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:54 root INFO Deployed backend plugin "cortex-debug@0.3.10" from "C:\Users\w_moo\AppData\Local\Programs\arduino-ide\resources\app\plugins\cortex-debug\extension\dist\extension": 4.5 ms [Finished 1.159 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:54 root INFO Deployed backend plugin "vscode-arduino-tools@0.0.2-beta.5" from "C:\Users\w_moo\AppData\Local\Programs\arduino-ide\resources\app\plugins\vscode-arduino-tools\extension\dist\bundle": 4.7 ms [Finished 1.164 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:54 root INFO Deployed backend plugin "cpp@1.52.1" from "C:\Users\w_moo\AppData\Local\Programs\arduino-ide\resources\app\plugins\vscode-builtin-cpp\extension": 24.0 ms [Finished 1.188 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:54 root INFO Deployed backend plugin "json@1.46.1" from "C:\Users\w_moo\AppData\Local\Programs\arduino-ide\resources\app\plugins\vscode-builtin-json\extension": 5.0 ms [Finished 1.193 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:54 root INFO Deployed backend plugin "json-language-features@1.46.1" from "C:\Users\w_moo\AppData\Local\Programs\arduino-ide\resources\app\plugins\vscode-builtin-json-language-features\extension\client\dist\jsonMain": 0.8 ms [Finished 1.194 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:54 root INFO Deployed backend plugin "vscode-language-pack-bg@1.48.3" from "C:\Users\w_moo\AppData\Local\Programs\arduino-ide\resources\app\plugins\vscode-language-pack-bg\extension": 92.5 ms [Finished 1.286 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:54 root INFO Deployed backend plugin "vscode-language-pack-cs@1.53.2" from "C:\Users\w_moo\AppData\Local\Programs\arduino-ide\resources\app\plugins\vscode-language-pack-cs\extension": 128.9 ms [Finished 1.415 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:54 root INFO Deployed backend plugin "vscode-language-pack-de@1.53.2" from "C:\Users\w_moo\AppData\Local\Programs\arduino-ide\resources\app\plugins\vscode-language-pack-de\extension": 117.7 ms [Finished 1.533 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:54 root INFO Deployed backend plugin "vscode-language-pack-es@1.53.2" from "C:\Users\w_moo\AppData\Local\Programs\arduino-ide\resources\app\plugins\vscode-language-pack-es\extension": 124.2 ms [Finished 1.657 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:54 daemon INFO Unable to get Documents Folder: The system cannot find the file specified. time="2022-10-30T14:56:54-04:00" level=error msg="Unable to get Documents Folder: The system cannot find the file specified." 2022-10-30 14:56:54 daemon ERROR Error: Unable to get Documents Folder: The system cannot find the file specified. time="2022-10-30T14:56:54-04:00" level=error msg="Unable to get Documents Folder: The system cannot find the file specified." at Socket.<anonymous> (C:\Users\w_moo\AppData\Local\Programs\arduino-ide\resources\app\node_modules\arduino-ide-extension\lib\node\arduino-daemon-impl.js:218:42) at Socket.emit (node:events:394:28) at addChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:312:12) at readableAddChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:287:9) at Socket.Readable.push (node:internal/streams/readable:226:10) at Pipe.onStreamRead (node:internal/stream_base_commons:190:23) 2022-10-30 14:56:54 daemon INFO Starting daemon from C:\Users\w_moo\AppData\Local\Programs\arduino-ide\resources\app\node_modules\arduino-ide-extension\build\arduino-cli.exe... 2022-10-30 14:56:54 daemon INFO e[36mINFOe[0m[0000] Config file not found, using default values e[36mINFOe[0m[0000] arduino-cli.exe version 0.28.0 e[36mINFOe[0m[0000] Executing `arduino-cli daemon` {"IP":"127.0.0.1","Port":"52332"} 2022-10-30 14:56:54 root INFO Deployed backend plugin "vscode-language-pack-fr@1.53.2" from "C:\Users\w_moo\AppData\Local\Programs\arduino-ide\resources\app\plugins\vscode-language-pack-fr\extension": 103.6 ms [Finished 1.761 s after backend start] 2022-10-30 14:56:54 daemon INFO Unable to get Documents Folder: The system cannot find the file specified. time="2022-10-30T14:56:54-04:00" level=error msg="Unable to get Documents Folder: The system cannot find the file specified." 2022-10-30 14:56:54 daemon ERROR Error: Unable to get Documents Folder: The system cannot find the file specified. time="2022-10-30T14:56:54-04:00" level=error msg="Unable to get Documents Folder: The system cannot find the file specified." at Socket.<anonymous> (C:\Users\w_moo\AppData\Local\Programs\arduino-ide\resources\app\node_modules\arduino-ide-extension\lib\node\arduino-daemon-impl.js:218:42) at Socket.emit (node:events:394:28) at addChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:312:12) at readableAddChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:287:9) at Socket.Readable.push (node:internal/streams/readable:226:10) at Pipe.onStreamRead (node:internal/stream_base_commons:190:23) 2022-10-30 14:56:54 daemon INFO Starting daemon from C:\Users\w_moo\AppData\Local\Programs\arduino-ide\resources\app\node_modules\arduino-ide-extension\build\arduino-cli.exe... 2022-10-30 14:56:54 daemon INFO e[36mINFOe[0m[0000] Using config file: c:\Users\w_moo\.arduinoIDE\arduino-cli.yaml e[36mINFOe[0m[0000] arduino-cli.exe version 0.28.0 e[36mINFOe[0m[0000] Executing `arduino-cli daemon` {"IP":"127.0.0.1","Port":"52333"}