Your device has run into a problem and couldn’t be repaired

I have a Dell XPS laptop circa 2022, running Windows 11. It’s been running very well for 4 years. Last week I tried to install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) using the Powershell command wsl — install. The installation said it was successful, and upon reboot, Windows would not load. I get the message “Your device has run into a problem and couldn’t be repaired. Click or press enter to see other recovery options.”

I took it to a computer shop. He tried several different methods to recover, none of which worked. He ultimately had to re install windows. He did test all hardware and ruled out any issue with the hardware.

Anyway; I had basically a brand new computer at that point, and had to start re installing my software. I reinstalled Dropbox with no issue and recovered my files. I re installed Microsoft office, and WireGuard. Then I got to reinstalling Adobe Creative Suite. The installation said it was successful. Upon reboot, I got the “your device has run into a problem and couldn’t be repaired” again. It references a log file on the C drive, which of course I can’t access because I can’t even get to Windows.

What is likely happening? How do I stop this?