Failed to get custom node list error after clean install (ComfyUI Desktop 0.5.3, Windows 11)

I’m suddenly getting the “Failed to get custom node list” error every time I open the ComfyUI Custom Nodes Manager, even after several clean installs. I didn’t change anything it just started happening out of nowhere. I already tried reinstalling ComfyUI and the Manager and checking my network/firewall, but nothing fixes it. The manager window stays blank with the red error at the bottom. I’m using Windows 11, i have a 4090 and a 5090, ComfyUI Desktop 0.5.3 (x64) also portable version got the error, NVIDIA CUDA mode, with Git (latestbuild) and Python-3.14.0-amd64 (1) installed. I also made a clean install following the recommended setup (Git + ComfyUI Desktop only, no manual Python needed). Still having the same issue. Has anyone found a fix or workaround for this yet?