[Python] Kernel Crashed/Died due to R Archive - VSC and Jupyterlab

So for a research topic, i needed to use R Archive to analyse some data. I downloaded version R-4.4.1 for Windows.

After running it my python code in Visual Studio Code says:

The Kernel crashed while executing code in the current cell or a previous cell.
Please review the code in the cell(s) to identify a possible cause of the failure.
Click here for more info.
View Jupyter log for further details.
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In the Logs, it says:

The kernel 'Python 3.11.9' died. Click here for more info. View Jupyter log for further details.
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When clicking here:

12:54:16.313 [info] Kernel successfully started
12:54:16.329 [warn] Failed to get activated env vars for ~\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.11.exe in 12ms
12:54:16.357 [info] Process Execution: ~\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.11.exe c:\Users\~\.vscode\extensions\ms-toolsai.jupyter-2024.9.1-win32-x64\pythonFiles\printJupyterDataDir.py
13:01:16.431 [error] Disposing session as kernel process died ExitCode: 2, Reason: R_HOME must be set in the environment or Registry


I went to set the environment to the registry:





What have I missed to allow the kernel to run the required calculations?

I have tried restarting pc, resetting the environment, changing system variables.

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