Launcher takes >1 minute to start on a a modern 6-core processor with plenty of RAM

(Launcher version is incorrect because you apparently don't have the newest launcher version listed here, v2.24.17-1.7.2)

The launcher takes over 1 minute to get to an usable state on a modern 6-core processor with plenty of RAM (AMD Ryzen 5 5600H with 16GB of RAM).

This level of performance is unacceptable. Sitting on a loading screen for a LAUNCHER for more than a minute is ridiculous.

Fix it.