Why does Metapad take 3-10 seconds to start up sometimes?
This is almost certainly the fault of Avast, a free anti-virus/malware program. By default it scans programs every time you launch them. Ouch. You can disable this feature entirely by going to: Real-time sheilds > File system shield > Expert Settings > Scan when executing > Uncheck Scan programs when executing Or if you really feel you want to keep things safe but add an exception for Metapad just do the following: Real-time sheilds > File system shield > Expert Settings > Exclusions > Add an entry with “*\metapad.exe” (without the quotes). Other anti-malware applications may do something similar so look around if you’re experiencing this but you don’t run Avast.
