Potential workaround: Dell hardware
Uninstall Minecraft using the control panel uninstaller. Wait until it completed and verify packs are still present in shared folder and worlds are still present in <id> folder. Start launcher, choose Bedrock > latest > install
Fresh install resolved my crash when entering worlds. (Error details prior to fresh install are on MCPE-231823)
Screen shot of the progress just before the game crashes with an access violation exception:
If you experience that this problem has returned with the January Windows 11 patching, you may need to reapply the workaround given in:
Still same issue in all versions up to 1.22.80.22 preview Resource Pack via Mojang public github, including current release v1.20.70.6: https://github.com/Mojang/bedrock-samples/releases
Why do you close these without triage? Even 'works as intended' would be better than 'you haven't verified it's still a problem every 3 months'.
If it hasn't been triaged, and it hasn't been changed, or it hasn't been fixed, a problem doesn't magically vanish.
This appears to be a new incompatibility on Dell systems with Minecraft Bedrock and RealTek audio drivers. The workaround is to replace the Realtek driver with a standard HD Audio driver (see forum posts and screenshots. The workaround is confirmed for my issue.
Forum post on this issue with workaround:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/i-cant-start-my-minecraft-its-stuck-on-41/8bf6daf1-348f-48e6-ab52-fc43f3ffec3a?page=2
Reddit MinecraftHelp post:
The behaviour is exhibited by the HARPOON or INCISOR SPEAR in the CHOMP Add On, available (with source) here:
https://github.com/abrightmoore/chomp-add-on/tree/main/release