@Critter-3 I would guess that the "stuff plugged into the computer" is the root cause, but it would be nice if that were acknowledged by TT is true. I may or may not have had a wireless mouse plugged in when TT decides it wants to update.
I tried the Network fixes last year without success. It looks like there may have been an update since I last read that, but ended up on the phone for over an hour until someone gave me a new set of activation codes. I get that TT wants to keep stuff secure, but this is just painfully ridiculous. If there is an issue that the configuration must be the same, it should be clearly stated. This has wasted hours of time for me alone.
FWIW, I have never seen this when just starting up TT. I don't think that I have ever seen a problem on a minor update. Only when a Major update requiring a restart of the program is required.... at least for me.
Mumble.... it occurs to me that there could be a port left open on the authentication server when the update begins and attempts to connect after the restart fail because it cant connect to an "active". I'll have to try waiting an hour next time
