# Processing freezes on open

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-freezes-on-open/45019>\
**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [September 3, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-freezes-on-open/45019 "2024-09-03T15:19:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![ripolas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@ripolas](https://discourse.processing.org/u/ripolas)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-freezes-on-open/45019/1 "2024-09-03T15:19:35Z")

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When I open Processing, it “boots” into the normal screen of processing pretty quickly, but then the window freezes for like 20 seconds. Anyone know any fixes? It’s getting annoying.