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Why is Hyper startup slow on Windows?

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Description

  • OS version and name: Windows 10 17134.1
  • Hyper.app version: 2.0.0

Issue

Why is Hyper startup slow on Windows? CMD is the fastest, then is PowerShell. But Hyper is slow than PowerShell. On my laptop, Hyper takes 4 seconds to startup.

Are there some ways to speed up Hyper?

(Note: I am talking about the speed of startup, not the speed of other aspects. In other areas, they have little difference in speed.)

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are identified. Start by reproducing the roughly four-second startup on Windows 10 17134.1 with Hyper 2.0.0 and compare it with CMD and PowerShell; done means identifying the startup bottleneck and a way to reduce or clearly explain the delay.

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Assessment

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

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