Browser-laptop: Brave is not launching with Home Page address

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Description

When settings are configured to start brave with home page, Brave starts with about:blank instead.
Home button on URL bar _does_ route to proper address but opening a new window will also open with about:blank

Steps to Reproduce

1. Fresh install (ideally, I don't think it matters) of Brave *.104/105
2. Open Settings
3. In "General" settings, change Brave Starts with --> Homepage
4. Ensure there is _some_ URL in My Homepage Is input box
   5 (*optional). Add "Home button" to URL bar.
5. Close/reopen
   Actual: Brave opens about:blank (*goes to Home page when Home button on URL is clicked)

Expected: Brave opens to homepage specified in Settings (*goes to Home page when Home button on URL is clicked)

Reproduces how often:

Consistently

Brave Version

about:brave info:
Present on 0.23.104, 0.23.105
Tested on Windows 7 and Windows 10, MacOS (waiting on user info to confirm exact OS)
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Reproducible on current live release: