windows quick virus scan

[Luke Bakken]

I'm not suggesting that you *permanently* disable MS Defender, just do
so to test that it is in fact the problem.

If you determine it to be the issue you should be able to exclude the
Erlang installation directory from scanning.

On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 4:09 PM Sam Overdorf <soverdor@REDACTED> wrote:
>
> I always use the latest version currently 24.3.3.
> I use Microsoft Defender for virus protection.
> I don't want to disable it because it checks for viruses.
> Thanks,
> Sam
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 3:44 PM Luke Bakken <luke@REDACTED> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Sam,
> >
> > What version of Erlang are you using? Older versions started up slowly
> > on Windows due to a bug - https://github.com/erlang/otp/issues/4193
> >
> > If you completely disable virus scanning on your machine, is the issue resolved?
> >
> > I use Windows to do Erlang development and do not experience these
> > issues, even with anti-virus software running.