freac takes ages to start

[NewKidOnTheBlock]

Describe the bug
Freac takes about 30 seconds for the first start of the program despite using a current SSD drive.
If Freac has been started and closed once, subsequent program starts take only ~1 second.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Download latest freac 2025-02-17 64bit zip
2. Unpack
3. Start freac via link to freac.exe
4. Wait at least 30 seconds

Expected behavior
Freac should start much faster.

System (please complete the following information)

• FREAC: 2025-02-17 win64
• OS: Win10 64bit
• CPU: Ryzen 5700X
• RAM: 32 GB
• SSD: Kingston KC3000 <-- this is a PCIe Gen4 SSD, it should have no problems reading the entirety of freac's files (~50MB) in an instant

[NewKidOnTheBlock]

I found out what's causing it: Windows Defender.
If I define an exception in WD or turn off real-time protection altogether, FREAC will pop instantly; there is bascially zero delay between clicking the start menu link and the FREAC main window opening if Windows Defender doesn't interfere.
Bug can be reproduced with 100% success rate.

My guess on the culprit are the 83 .dll and 10 .exe files which make up FREAC. They are delaying the launch because Windows Defender's real-time scanner feels the need to comb through all of them every time you want to launch FREAC.