Right-click on the minecraft shortcut on your desktop
At the Target line, go to the end, press space bar and paste
--workDir %ProgramData%\.minecraft
Run Minecraft again, create 1.16.5 profile and run this once
Then reinstall Forge
Repeat it again and download this launcher
Windows 7/8 version (works with Win 10/11): https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/alternative
Delete the minecraft folder in %appdata%/.minecraft and run the launcher