Slow startup of TurboTax2024 compared to 2022 and older!

I starting to have more of an issue with Turbo Tax. Why is it that newer versions are MUCH SLOWER to start? I think I know the answer - but need to vent. We are paying good money for a license - yet you're making the end user now logging in with an account now - and then activate the product. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE go back to the old way where you just entered a serial number to register. Those versions of Turbo Tax open up MUCH QUICKER!

As a test - I can open TT2019 to TT2022 in about 10 seconds from menu click to TurboTax sitting at the open options. Doing the same with TT2023 and TT2024 takes literally 30 seconds! I figured I'd let it slide last year - but this is getting ridiculous - exact same issue with TT2024.

I tried this both on my older Windows 10 install with 8GB RAM and now a brand new build of Windows11 with 8GB of RAM.

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