Reproduction steps:
1. Extract the project and open it in the File Explorer
2. Delete the “com.unity.render-pipelines.universal” folder inside the Packages folder
3. in the Packages folder, edit the “manifest.json”, set the "com.unity.render-pipelines.universal" package to version "17.0.4"
4. Make sure that Python is installed on the machine
5. Use the “run_project.bat” to Build the Player (Open the Terminal at the project root and run the command: run_project.bat -t build -u 6000.0.60f1)
6. Observe the Terminal

Expected result: The Player is built in 1-2 hours
Actual result: The build takes longer than 2 hours, up to multiple days

Reproducible with: 17.0.4 (6000.0.60f1, 6000.4.0a2)
Not reproducible with 17.0.3 (6000.0.39f1)

Reproducible environments: Windows 11
Not reproducible environments: No other environments tested