I’d say the chances are pretty high.

If you make an account with a temporary number, don’t forget to remove the number from the Google account before your phone number expires.

I feel out of the loop on this one. Is there a particular individual on the project that this is about, or is this a company policy issue?

Ladybird looks promising.

Did you also update to Windows 11 24H2 recently?

Here’s an archived thread about a discussion about these issues.

https://web.archive.org/web/20250116125347/https://old.reddit.com/r/Windows11/comments/1hhbyil/microsoft_confirms_windows_11_24h2_issue_is/

Direct link to the article: https://www.windowslatest.com/2024/12/19/microsoft-confirms-windows-11-24h2-issue-is-breaking-games-yanks-update-for-more-pcs/

Sounds a lot like what you are describing. This is a few months old, so I’m not sure if Windows has fixed this issue yet.