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On Windows, antivirus makes launching Electrum really slow. Huge delay before startup

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Description

Not sure why but everytime I want to run electrum 3.3.4 in windows 10 64bit, I should wait around 1 minute before it apear. Note that I see process running in background.

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Reproduce Electrum 3.3.4 on 64-bit Windows 10 and observe the roughly one-minute delay before the window appears while the process runs in the background. Investigate the reported antivirus interaction; done means identifying and resolving the startup delay or documenting a verified cause.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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