I have been having similar issues. Since switching from Windows 10 to Windows 11 A-1 through A-5 are nearly impossible to run anymore.
If you try to run them without compatibility mode the exe files just open and close. Even as admin.
With Win 8 compatibility mode they freeze, either as a regular user or admin.
If you spam the exe it will sometimes run, but this fills up your computer with frozen processes.
I tried analyzing A-1 with windbg.
On start .exe is being loaded with messed up filenames like locale or fonts are incorrect.You can't even copy the filenames correctly, they show up as "PROCESS_NAME: ܶ±¢`|P.exe" when copied but displays like this:
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This shortly causes a breakpoint exception, resulting in the freeze. "ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0x80000003 - {EXCEPTION} Breakpoint A breakpoint has been reached."
I'm wondering if all this is being caused by the new VBS security features in Win 11. I have a secured-core PC, so I will have to investigate more.