Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Visual studio 2019 from choco
From: Dario Lombardo <lomato@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 17:52:46 +0100

Oh.  A very old and unsupported (by MS) version of Win 10. See here for lifecycle info: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet

Indeed. It was a fresh install with no updates (due to network issues). I'm updating the system now: let's see if it suffices.
I'd add something in the docbook about using a supported version of windows, referencing your link.