Fixing SSMS 18.0 Not Opening Up

How to fix SSMS 18.0 not opening up

In C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18\Common7\IDE\Ssms.exe.config:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
    <!-- ...snip... -->
    <runtime>
        <!-- ...snip... -->
        <!-- Remove this line (~line 38) -->
        <NgenBind_OptimizeNonGac enabled="1" />
        <!-- ...snip... -->
    </runtime>
    <!-- ...snip... -->
</configuration>

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