PathOfBuildingCommunity / PathOfBuildingCommunity/PathOfBuilding

POB Extremely slow to start

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Description

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  • I'm running the latest version of Path of Building and I've verified this by checking the changelog
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How is Path of Building expected to behave?

It should start in around 1 to 2 seconds as per usual

How does Path of Building behave?

PoB takes around 20 /30 seconds to open up since the latest update, before that if took roughly a second to launch.

Other than that it runs perfectly well in the app.

Trying to use a previous version and update from there doesn't seem to help either.

My Specs :
Proc : AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core
Graphic card : 4070 RTX Super
Ram : 32GB
OS : Win 11

How to reproduce the issue

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Screenshots

The vdieo was too big, not sure it will be that helpful, but just to showcase how slow it is
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KrFPXlNZjNztmvegarrFpqEeR2MY3Lrm?usp=drive_link

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the startup delay on Windows 11 with the reported hardware, comparing the latest version with a previous version as described. Since no reproduction steps, files, or tests are provided, identify where startup time is spent; done means restoring startup to roughly 1–2 seconds without affecting normal app operation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
lua
Domain
desktop, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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