So after 6 days of attempted troubleshooting I think it is a good time to put out a thread detailing the issue to see if there is anyone who can help.
Recently, I had to do a fresh reinstall of windows (hard drive issues, not important) and I had very little backed up so I needed to install Paint.NET from scratch. I had none of the .NET framework or C++ redistributables at the time but I had hoped that it would install them. Once the installer started it began extracting the files as normal, but once it completed it closed the window to open the wizard (like normal, again) but instead of loading the next step of installation it opens up a blank/empty window for a brief second (too brief to read the header) and closes. That has been the result every time for everything I have tried so far. Below I will list everything I have attempted over the last several days with no success:
-Installing .NET framework (every version, and the newest on separate attempts) manually
-Running all the different .NET cleanup tools and resources that are listed on the threads that I found (will list them at the end)
-Following every instruction on the threads listed at the end
-Fully uninstalling .NET and reinstalling it (every version)
-Running the installer in several permutations of the compatibility settings (Run in compatibility mode for Win7, run as Administrator automatically, etc.)
-Rebooting my computer dozens of times
And here is some basic information as well:
-I had the software working before the hard drive wipe, I used it daily as it is needed for my current project
-I am running Windows 10
-My account is an administrator (it is also the only account on the computer)
-This is the only software that I have been unable to reinstall after the fresh windows install
-Paint.NET never appears in the "Installed Programs" menu or any other similar display on Windows
-Never has been a crash report or a notice of a program failing to run
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated, I have already lost a good couple days on my project due to not being able to use the software so the sooner I can get it running the better. I can supply any needed information.