Malwarebytes solution

For those who use Malwarebytes there is a solution for sluggish operation.

Malwarebytes for Windows Allow List

1. Open Malwarebytes for Windows.
2. Click the "Detection History" card.
3. Click the "Allow List"
4. To add an item to the Allow List, click "Add".
5. Click "Allow a file or folder".
6. Click on "Select a folder".
7. Next to "Folder" copy and paste into the text field:

C:\Program Files\Photopia Software Updater

C:\Program Files\Photopia Creator

C:\ProgramData\Photopia updater

8. Click on "Select Folder"​
9. Under Exclusion rules: "Exclude from all detections"​
10. Click "Done" to confirm your changes.

You can read more here.    https://support.malwarebytes.com/hc/en-us/articles/360038479234  

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