Bitdefender (as of 9/1/2021) free edition doesn't show normal scan screen

I downloaded a fresh installation file today and installed it on Windows 10 on a new laptop (9/1/2021). After setting it up, signing in, and rebooting, it still asks me to sign in to activate it. It's free, so why does it need to be activated? Plus, I already did sign in. I even went to a browser and signed in there. Still, when I double-click the BD icon, it shows a black screen telling me to sign in to BD to activate it. When I click on the box that says "Sign in to Bit Defender" nothing happens. It seems to be broken. The black window will close, but nothing else on the window works.

Why is this happening? Is this temporary? I've seen this a couple times lately when I put it on new PCs.