Program hangs on new project create

I was having the same issue with a newer version 20.1, came here but didn't quite understand the solution, so I will attempt to make it clearer.

When you create a new project, the program asks you in which directory you want to save it. The default is something like C:\intelFPGA_lite\20.1, or with your current version replacing 20.1

All you have to do is simply change it to another directory on your device and it should work. As noted by RSIMP2, this directory is read-only which is why the program doesn't respond and the project is never created. Hope that helps!