Thanks for the suggestion although marking the checkbox didn't help and I already had the folder white listed.
I did finally get it to run, not with the config file but with a this simple bat file:
ssl://us1.ethermine.org:5555 -wal MyEthWalletAddress.Eve -proto 3
Perhaps it isn't a firewall or anti-virus problem but instead an issue with my admin access; something I need to do on a brand new computer.
ABS Legend Gaming PC - Intel i9 10850K - EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra Gaming - G.Skill TridentZ RGB 32GB DDR4
Getting 107 Mh/s @ 419W out of the box without tweaking it yet.
Glad you made it work, yeah, if the windows was pre-installed better check for user domain restrictions, it can be a hassle but may be better than reinstalling your windows.