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    20 minutes is simply too long. Try DISM / SFC (although I have my doubts) (1) Open cmd.exe with Run as Administrator. (2) DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /StartComponentCleanup (3) DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /Restorehealth (4) SFC /SCANNOW (5) Restart when all the above is complete and test. If that fails, then try a Windows 11 Repair Install from the Microsoft Media Creation Link. Keep just Data and then reinstall your Apps slowly and see if 1 or 2 are breaking your system.
    – anon
    Commented Apr 19 at 0:20
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    Are you installing these applications to the SSD or the HDD?
    – Ramhound
    Commented Apr 19 at 0:20
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    Even a 7200 RPM HDD once running will load Apps in a handful of seconds. I have such a machine in my basement shop and that is my experience
    – anon
    Commented Apr 19 at 0:25
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    I had similar symptoms on an SSD that was too old to support TRIM. Your 840 Pro supports it, but it might still be good to check that trimming is happening in dfrgui.exe (SSD current status should say "OK (n days since last retrim)". Separately, I'd want to rule out antivirus as a potential performance drain. Commented Apr 19 at 0:43
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    Two other sources of delay: 1. When Windows boots or emerges from hibernation, it scans system file.. For about ten minutes afterwards, I find Windows PC's are far slower than they should be. 2. After a restart, DLL's are unloaded. The first time an app is run afterwards, it takes quite a bit longer for it to start. The workaround is to use Sleep, which avoids the rescan of system files and the reloading of DLL's -- but the down-side is that the PC is on continuously, albeit at greatly reduced power. Commented Apr 19 at 3:26