Unable to start brave with `npm start`

I have donen the setup according to this https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#work-on-the-code

for windows 11 machine.

When I do npm start… I get this error. please help.
the brave browser opens for five seconds but then it stops and shows this error. Please help.

(base) PS D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\brave> npm start

> [email protected] start
> node ./build/commands/scripts/commands.js start

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> D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\out\Component\brave.exe --enable-logging --v=0 --disable-brave-update
[21304:2008:1023/213948.436:ERROR:os_crypt_win.cc(83)] Failed to decrypt: The parameter is incorrect. (0x57)
[21304:2008:1023/213948.436:ERROR:binance_service.cc(307)] Could not decrypt and save Binance token info.
[21304:2008:1023/213948.440:ERROR:brave_new_tab_page_handler.cc(453)] image data is not valid
[21304:2008:1023/213950.488:ERROR:device_event_log_impl.cc(215)] [21:39:50.488] USB: usb_device_handle_win.cc:1048 Failed to read descriptor from node connection: A device attached to the system is not functioning. (0x1F)
[21304:2008:1023/213950.500:ERROR:device_event_log_impl.cc(215)] [21:39:50.500] USB: usb_device_handle_win.cc:1048 Failed to read descriptor from node connection: A device attached to the system is not functioning. (0x1F)
[21304:2008:1023/213950.500:ERROR:device_event_log_impl.cc(215)] [21:39:50.500] USB: usb_device_handle_win.cc:1048 Failed to read descriptor from node connection: A device attached to the system is not functioning. (0x1F)
[21304:2008:1023/213950.666:FATAL:request_sender.cc(89)] Check failed: cur_url_->is_valid(). 
Backtrace:
        base::debug::CollectStackTrace [0x00007FFB3482DAD2+18] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\base\debug\stack_trace_win.cc:329)
        base::debug::StackTrace::StackTrace [0x00007FFB346E9ED2+18] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\base\debug\stack_trace.cc:218)
        logging::LogMessage::~LogMessage [0x00007FFB3470BBE3+179] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\base\logging.cc:709)
        logging::LogMessage::~LogMessage [0x00007FFB3470D520+16] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\base\logging.cc:702)
        update_client::RequestSender::SendInternal [0x00007FFAFFDD8260+176] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\components\update_client\request_sender.cc:90)
        update_client::RequestSender::Send [0x00007FFAFFDD7FC6+328] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\components\update_client\request_sender.cc:84)    
        update_client::`anonymous namespace'::UpdateCheckerImpl::CheckForUpdatesHelper [0x00007FFAFF0FE5F6+4374] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\components\update_client\update_checker.cc:227)
        base::internal::Invoker<base::internal::BindState<void (update_client::(anonymous namespace)::UpdateCheckerImpl::*)(scoped_refptr<update_client::UpdateContext>, const std::Cr::vector<GURL,std::Cr::allocator<GURL> > &, const base::flat_map<std::Cr::basic_s [0x00007FFAFF0FE93A+58] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\base\bind_internal.h:847)
        base::OnceCallback<void (const base::flat_map<std::Cr::basic_string<char,std::Cr::char_traits<char>,std::Cr::allocator<char> >,std::Cr::basic_string<char,std::Cr::char_traits<char>,std::Cr::allocator<char> >,std::Cr::less<void>,std::Cr::vector<std::Cr::pa [0x00007FFAFF1002BB+73] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\base\callback.h:146)
        base::internal::FunctorTraits<base::OnceCallback<void (const base::flat_map<std::Cr::basic_string<char,std::Cr::char_traits<char>,std::Cr::allocator<char> >,std::Cr::basic_string<char,std::Cr::char_traits<char>,std::Cr::allocator<char> >,std::Cr::less<voi [0x00007FFAFF100259+105] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\base\bind_internal.h:727)
        base::OnceCallback<void (const std::Cr::set<std::Cr::basic_string<char,std::Cr::char_traits<char>,std::Cr::allocator<char> >,std::Cr::less<std::Cr::basic_string<char,std::Cr::char_traits<char>,std::Cr::allocator<char> > >,std::Cr::allocator<std::Cr::basic [0x00007FFAFEAB20A8+66] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\base\callback.h:146)
        base::internal::FunctorTraits<base::OnceCallback<void (const std::Cr::set<std::Cr::basic_string<char,std::Cr::char_traits<char>,std::Cr::allocator<char> >,std::Cr::less<std::Cr::basic_string<char,std::Cr::char_traits<char>,std::Cr::allocator<char> > >,std [0x00007FFAFEAB204F+97] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\base\bind_internal.h:727)
        base::TaskAnnotator::RunTaskImpl [0x00007FFB347985D0+384] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\base\task\common\task_annotator.cc:133)
        base::sequence_manager::internal::ThreadControllerWithMessagePumpImpl::DoWorkImpl [0x00007FFB347C9A75+1493] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\base\task\sequence_manager\thread_controller_with_message_pump_impl.cc:440)
        base::sequence_manager::internal::ThreadControllerWithMessagePumpImpl::DoWork [0x00007FFB347C8E1A+186] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\base\task\sequence_manager\thread_controller_with_message_pump_impl.cc:297)
        base::MessagePumpForUI::DoRunLoop [0x00007FFB34838C2F+223] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\base\message_loop\message_pump_win.cc:215)
        base::MessagePumpWin::Run [0x00007FFB34837F28+136] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\base\message_loop\message_pump_win.cc:79)
        base::sequence_manager::internal::ThreadControllerWithMessagePumpImpl::Run [0x00007FFB347CACAD+765] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\base\task\sequence_manager\thread_controller_with_message_pump_impl.cc:602)
        base::RunLoop::Run [0x00007FFB3476476C+668] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\base\run_loop.cc:143)
        content::BrowserMainLoop::RunMainMessageLoop [0x00007FFB0473556B+219] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\content\browser\browser_main_loop.cc:1048)
        content::BrowserMainRunnerImpl::Run [0x00007FFB04737FE5+149] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\content\browser\browser_main_runner_impl.cc:159) 
        content::BrowserMain [0x00007FFB0473263B+223] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\content\browser\browser_main.cc:30)
        content::RunBrowserProcessMain [0x00007FFB055B79B3+331] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\content\app\content_main_runner_impl.cc:698)
        content::ContentMainRunnerImpl::RunBrowser [0x00007FFB055B8F6A+788] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\content\app\content_main_runner_impl.cc:1232)
        content::ContentMainRunnerImpl::Run [0x00007FFB055B8C21+1009] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\content\app\content_main_runner_impl.cc:1095)   
        content::RunContentProcess [0x00007FFB055B7107+1463] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\content\app\content_main.cc:342)
        content::ContentMain [0x00007FFB055B7233+99] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\content\app\content_main.cc:370)
        ChromeMain [0x00007FFAFC5C1278+472] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\chrome\app\chrome_main.cc:182)
        MainDllLoader::Launch [0x00007FF702DF27CA+888] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\chrome\app\main_dll_loader_win.cc:162)
        wWinMain [0x00007FF702DF1BD8+3001] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\chrome\app\chrome_exe_main_win.cc:395)
        __scrt_common_main_seh [0x00007FF702EE9C56+262] (D:\a\_work\1\s\src\vctools\crt\vcstartup\src\startup\exe_common.inl:288)
        BaseThreadInitThunk [0x00007FFBDDB254E0+16]
        RtlUserThreadStart [0x00007FFBDEBC485B+43]
Task trace:
Backtrace:
        extensions::`anonymous namespace'::ExtensionActivityDataService::GetActiveBits [0x00007FFAFEAB1D7C+188] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\chrome\browser\extensions\updater\chrome_update_client_config.cc:103)
        update_client::`anonymous namespace'::UpdateCheckerImpl::CheckForUpdates [0x00007FFAFF0FD45F+591] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\components\update_client\update_checker.cc:109)
        update_client::`anonymous namespace'::UpdateCheckerImpl::CheckForUpdates [0x00007FFAFF0FD45F+591] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\components\update_client\update_checker.cc:109)
        update_client::UpdateEngine::Update [0x00007FFAFF0F6725+2043] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\components\update_client\update_engine.cc:141)  
        update_client::UpdateClientImpl::RunTask [0x00007FFAFE6A5CA1+197] (D:\brave_work\brave-browser\src\components\update_client\update_client.cc:134)
Task trace buffer limit hit, update PendingTask::kTaskBacktraceLength to increase.
Crash keys:
  "ui_scheduler_async_stack" = "0x7FFAFEAB1D7C 0x7FFAFF0FD45F"
  "num-extensions" = "0"
  "is-enterprise-managed" = "no"
  "io_scheduler_async_stack" = "0x7FFB2A2897AF 0x0"
  "switch-8" = "--variations-insecure-server-url"
  "switch-7" = "--variations-server-url"
  "switch-6" = "--lso-url=https://no-thanks.invalid"
  "switch-5" = "--sync-url"
  "switch-4" = "--origin-trial-public-key=bYUKPJoPnCxeNvu72j4EmPuK7tr1PAC7SHh8ld"
  "switch-3" = "--enable-dom-distiller"
  "switch-2" = "--disable-domain-reliability"
  "switch-1" = "--disable-brave-update"
  "num-switches" = "12"

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