Reduce Sized and Optimized PDFs

My work laptop recently updated to Windows 11 and ever since then, my Adobe DC Pro seems to have lost its mind. I pay for the version that provides constant updates, so I don't believe that to be the issue and I have not made any changes to my preferences/settings.

Since the update to Win 11, when I try to do "Save As Other" < Reduced File Size or Optimized PDF, my files are actually larger in size. One page should not be 890 KB when it has no graphics and very limited words. I even did a uninstall/reinstall. No joy.

I constantly get Conversion Warnings but they do not specific what the issue is or how to resolve it. If I was that Adobe savvy, I'd be working for them. I have also noticed that where I used to be able to overwrite a file when reducing the size, I no longer can. It saves it as a temp file and I have to do the process all over again.

I have read stuff in the forums but cannot get a simple answer to help me, I cannot get anyone to speak to me or share my screen, I have watched a ton of videos and none of them are helping me at all. My job has very rigid timelines with the courts and having to deal with these issues is becoming a daily hinderance to my job as I rely heavily on Adobe.

I am almost to the point of trying to find something different to use. I apologize, but I need something in simple terms. I do not have time to try to figure out why I get conversion warnings with no additional information. 

Any assistance that anyone can provide would be beyond appreciated. I'd like to keep what hair I have left at this point.