Visual Studio Code – Running a Python script in VSCode opens the "Run and Debug" Panel and then it errors with a pop-up "Timed out waiting for launcher to connect"

I have recently started to learn Programming (in Python) and am using VSCode. I have just restarted my computer and now I cannot run a python script in VSCode.
Usually when I have a python script open in VSCode, I can press F5 and my script will run in a Terminal Panel showing the output of my script (PowerShell 7.4.5).
After restarting my computer and trying to run a script in VSCode, the Debugger Panel now opens and after a few seconds I get a pop-up message saying "Timed out waiting for launcher to connect". I don’t remember the debugger panel opening in the past, and my script output would just be displayed in the Terminal Panel. I don’t know if restarting my computer ran an update that switched a setting or maybe I changed something without knowing?

Here are the settings I found that might be causing the problem. I used the stackoverflow links listed below to try to find a solution.

Here is my launch.json config

{
    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Python Debugger: Current File",
            "type": "debugpy",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${file}",
            "console": "integratedTerminal"
        }
    ]
}

In my settings.json I have the following two lines that I thought might fix the problem from other questions answered on stackoverflow:

"code-runner.runInTerminal": true
and
"debug.internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen"

Here are all the settings in what seem to be the Terminal section of the settings.json.

    "window.zoomPerWindow": false,
    "editor.fontSize": 18,
    "terminal.integrated.fontSize": 18,
    "python.interpreter.infoVisibility": "always",
    "terminal.integrated.defaultLocation": "editor",
    "terminal.integrated.tabs.defaultColor": "terminal.ansiGreen",
    "window.zoomLevel": 2,
    "code-runner.runInTerminal": true,
    "debug.internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen",
    "terminal.integrated.automationProfile.windows": {}

I have found and tried the following suggestions on Stackoverflow:

"Then just search code runner run in terminal You’ll see an option to enable Run in Terminal feature turn that on."
I made sure this was set to "true" in my settings.
"code-runner.runInTerminal": true,
Cant run a code in vscode, instead of showing it to me in the terminal section, it sends me to the output section

I have opened a Terminal Panel and changed to the same directory as the script I was running and then tried F5 but it still opened the debugger and then timed out.
Cant run a code in vscode, instead of showing it to me in the terminal section, it sends me to the output section

I tried turning off "Debug Mode" but after restarting VSCode the problem persists.
"debug.internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen"
How to turn off or close debugging mode in VS-Code

I have made sure the console is set to "integratedTerminal"
"console": "integratedTerminal"
Time out waiting for launcher to connect in VS code

I also tried setting
"console" to "internalConsole"
But still I have the same problem. I have changed my setting back to
"integratedTerminal"

I have made sure to close all open Terminals and restart VSCode but the problem continues.
Timeout when I try to debug a python file in vscode