It does not run on a app. Its played from the folder.
If you cant run the game because of the .exe file is missing in the folder, then its blocked by A anti-virus software.
Anti-virus software are by default installed on your computer like Windows Defender, but some install a 2nd one on that protects it even further, but can be problematic if the software installed does not know what is a real virus or just not validated yet. If you know whats blocking the file, you can try whitelist it and do a new extraction of it.